Arthur Collins (politician)
Arthur Shuckburgh Collins (31 December 1832 – 26 September 1911), later spelling his surname Collyns, was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand.
Early life and education[]
Collins was born on 31 December 1832 in Devon, son of William Wrangham Collins (1799–1880) and Henrietta (1799–1861), daughter of Reverend Charles Shuckburgh, of The Moot, Downton, Wiltshire.[1] He received a 'good education'.[2] The family emigrated to Nelson on the Pekin from London, arriving on 15 January 1850.[3] In his younger years, he excelled in sports.[2]
Career[]
New Zealand Parliament | ||||
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
1868–1870 | 4th | Collingwood | Independent | |
1871–1873 | 5th | Collingwood | Independent | |
1881 | 7th | Suburbs of Nelson | Independent |
Collins represented the Collingwood electorate from 1868 to 1873, when he resigned.[4] He was a Provincialist, but once elected, he changed his mind and became an ardent supporter of the abolition of the provinces.[2] He then represented the Suburbs of Nelson electorate in 1881 from 11 January to 8 November, when he retired.[4]
Personal life[]
On 29 September 1855, at Christchurch, Collins married Catherine Anne, daughter of Thomas Isaacson, of Brighton, East Sussex, and niece and adopted daughter of Reverend J. F. Isaacson, rector of Freshwater, Isle of Wight. They had three daughters: Henrietta, Adelaide, and Emily. Following Catherine's death, he married Erica Elspeth, daughter of James Mackay, of Drumduan, Nelson, New Zealand; they had five sons (the eldest being the teacher and cricketer John Ulric Collins) and five daughters.[1][5]
In the 1870s, he changed the spelling of his surname to Collyns. He lived at Hillwood, near Nelson, and at Mount Fyffe, at Kaikōura.[1]
Collyns died on 26 September 1911. He is buried, as are his wives, at Wakapuaka Cemetery.[citation needed]
References[]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b c Armorial Families, third edition, A. C. Fox-Davies, T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1899, p. 188
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Nelson Evening Mail. Friday, January 14, 1881". Nelson Evening Mail. XVI, Issue 12. 14 January 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Passenger Lists" (PDF). Nelson City Council. p. 117. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 189. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ The Spectator, April 5, 1856 in collected vol. 29, F. C. Westley, 1856, p. 363, "Marriages"
- 1832 births
- 1911 deaths
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- Burials at Wakapuaka Cemetery
- New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates
- People from Devon
- English emigrants to New Zealand
- 19th-century New Zealand politicians
- Members of Nelson provincial executive councils