Harold Collins (Australian politician)

**The Hon**
Harold Collins
The Hon Harold Collins
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Cook
	In office; 11 May 1935 – 29 April 1950
Preceded by	James Kenny
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Tablelands
	In office; 29 April 1950 – 3 August 1957
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Tom Gilmore Sr.
Personal details
Born	Harold Henry Collins; 9 August 1887; Alexandra, Victoria, Australia
Died	12 July 1962 (aged 74); Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Hemmant Cemetery
Political party	Labor
Other political; affiliations	Queensland Labor Party
Spouse	Barbara Catherine Annie McCraw (m. 1915 d. 1958)
Occupation	Dairy farmer, Maize grower

Harold Henry Collins (9 August 1887 – 12 July 1962) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Politics[edit]

Collins was a member of the Tinaroo Shire Council from 1916 to 1917.^[2]

Collins was the Labor member for Cook in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1935 to 1950 and for Tablelands from 1950 to 1957, when he defected to the breakaway Queensland Labor Party.^[2]

Collins died in 1962. He was accorded a State funeral^[1] and buried in Brisbane's Hemmant Cemetery.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Collins, Harold Henry (1887–1962) — Australian Dictionary of Biography Retrieved 26 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
^ Collins Harold Henry — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by James Kenny	Member for Cook 1935–1950	Abolished
New seat	Member for Tablelands 1950–1957	Succeeded by Tom Gilmore Sr.

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