John A. Collier

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John A. Collier
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 21st district
In office
March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1833
Preceded by Robert Monell
Succeeded by Henry Mitchell
Born November 13, 1787
Litchfield, Connecticut
Died March 24, 1873
Binghamton, New York
Political party Anti-Masonic

John Allen Collier (November 13, 1787 Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut - March 24, 1873 Binghampton, Broome County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician.

[edit] Life

He attended Yale College in 1803, then studied law at Litchfield Law School. He was admitted to the bar at Troy, New York in 1809, and commenced practice in Binghamton, New York. He was District Attorney of Broome County from 1818 to 1822.

He was elected as an Anti-Mason to the 22nd United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1831 to March 3, 1833. He was defeated for re-election.

He was New York State Comptroller from January 27, 1841, to February 7, 1842, elected by the New York State Legislature to fill the unexpired term of Bates Cooke. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1844 to the U.S. Congress. He was appointed a commissioner to revise the state statutes in 1847. He was a presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1848.

He was buried at the Spring Forest Cemetery in Binghampton.

He is the great-grandfather of United States Representative Edwin Arthur Hall.

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Preceded by
Robert Monell		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 21st congressional district
1831 - 1833		 Succeeded by
Henry Mitchell
Preceded by
Bates Cooke		 New York State Comptroller
1841 - 1842		 Succeeded by
Azariah C. Flagg
v • d • e
New York State Comptrollers
Sands* • Curtenius** • Jones • Henry • Jenkins • McIntyre • Savage • Marcy • S Wright • Flagg • Cooke • Collier • Flagg • Fillmore • Hunt • Fuller • J Wright • Cook • Burrows • Church • Denniston • Robinson • Hillhouse • Allen • Nichols • Hopkins • Robinson • Olcott • Wadsworth • Davenport • Chapin • Wemple • Campbell • Roberts • Morgan • Gilmann • Knight • Miller • Kelsey • Wilsons • Glynn • Gaus • Williams • Sohmer • Travis • Wendell • Maier • Fleming • Murphy • Tremaine • O'Leary • Moore • McGovern • Levitt • Regan • McCall • Hevesi • Sanzillo*** • DiNapoli
* as Auditor General, ** as Auditor, *** Acting


Persondata
NAME Collier, John Allen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 13, 1787
PLACE OF BIRTH Litchfield, Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 1873
PLACE OF DEATH Binghamton, New York