Josiah Collins (Washington fire chief)
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Josiah Collins | |
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| Member of the Washington State Senate | |
| In office 1911–1915 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 17, 1864 Hillsborough, North Carolina |
| Died | July 1, 1949 (aged 85) Seattle, Washington |
| Resting place | Lake View Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Caroline Wetherill (m. 1907) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Lawyer, civil servant, politician |
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Josiah Collins V (1864-1949) was an American attorney, civil servant and politician who was Seattle Fire Commissioner and a State Senator. He was Seattle's Fire Chief at the time of the Great Seattle Fire on June 6, 1889. On that date, he was in San Francisco, attending a regional conference of Fire Chiefs.
Biography
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Josiah Collins was born in Hillsborough, North Carolina on June 17, 1864. He moved to Washington in 1883, where he became a lawyer.[1]
He was chief of the volunteer fire department at the time of the Great Seattle Fire in 1889.[2]
He was one of the cofounders of the first golf clubs in Seattle at Laurelhurst in 1895.[3]
Initially a Democrat, he joined the Republican Party in 1896.[1] He served as a member of the Washington State Senate from 1911 to 1915.[2]
He married Caroline Wetherill in June 1907, and they had two sons.[1][2]
He died in Seattle on July 1, 1949.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Snowden, Clinton A. (1911). History of Washington: The Rise and Progress of an American State. Vol. 5. Century History Company. pp. 394–395. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d "West Coast Leader, Native of Hillsboro, Succumbs at Seattle". Times-News. Seattle. AP. July 2, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wilma, David. "Golf arrives in Seattle in 1895". HistoryLink. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
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- HistoryLink: Seattle Fire Department
- Seattle PI: Museum displays Seattle Fire Bell
- HistoryLink: Daughter in Law Patsy Bullitt Collins
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