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Congressional Pictorial Directory, 92nd Congress |
COLLINS, George Washington, (husband of Cardiss Collins),
a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., March 5,
1925; graduated from Waller High School and studied business law at
Northwestern University; served with Army Engineers in South Pacific during the
Second World War; after being discharged, held positions with Cook County
sheriffs department, the municipal court system, and the Board of Health;
administrative assistant to health commissioner, 1963; alderman, Chicago city
council, 1964-1970; elected simultaneously as a Democrat to the Ninety-first
and to the Ninety-second Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of United States Representative Daniel J. Ronan and
reelected to the succeeding Congress (November 3, 1970-December 8, 1972); died
in an air crash during landing approach to Midway Airport, Chicago, Ill.,
December 8, 1972; interment in Burr Oak Cemetery.
BibliographyGeorge Washington Collins in
Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007. Prepared under the
direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History
& Preservation, U. S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government
Printing Office, 2008.
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