John Henry Collins

John Henry Collins (3 March 1880 – 12 January 1952) was a nationalist politician and solicitor in Northern Ireland.[1]

John Henry Collins
Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament
for South Down
In office
May 1929  November 1933
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byÉamon de Valera
Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament
for Armagh
In office
April 1925  May 1929
Personal details
Born(1880-03-03)3 March 1880
Newry, County Armagh, Ireland
Died12 January 1952(1952-01-12) (aged 71)
Political partyNationalist Party

Born in Newry, he was educated at the Christian Brothers School, Newry, and Queen's University Belfast.

At the 1925 general election, he was elected to the Parliament of Northern Ireland for County Armagh, and then from 1929 to 1933 for South Down. He did not take his seat until 2 November 1927. He did not contest the 1933 election.

References

Parliament of Northern Ireland
Preceded by
Richard Best
Michael Collins
David Graham Shillington
John Dillon Nugent
Member of Parliament for Armagh
1925–1929
With: David Graham Shillington
Eamon Donnelly
Richard Best
John Clarke Davison
Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for South Down
1929–1933
Succeeded by
Éamon de Valera


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