John F. Collin

John F. Collin

John Francis Collin (April 30, 1802 – September 16, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Hillsdale, New York, Collin attended the common schools and Lenox Academy, Massachusetts. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the State assembly in 1834. Supervisor of Hillsdale.

Collin was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Twenty-ninth Congress). He resumed agricultural pursuits. He died in Hillsdale, New York, September 16, 1889. He was interred in Hillsdale Rural Cemetery.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Zadock Pratt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 11th congressional district

1845-1847
Succeeded by
Peter H. Silvester
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