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[edit]
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[edit]
| 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] He was a member of the Nelson Provincial Council from 13 Nov 1869 to 28 June 1872, representing the Nelson electorate. From March to June 1870, he was a member of the Nelson executive council.[5]
Personal life[edit]
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][6] His daughter, Erica Catherine, married John Sharp, the son of John Sharp, in 1887.[7]
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 in Nelson on 26 September 1911.[8] He is buried, as are his wives, at Wakapuaka Cemetery.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Armorial Families, third edition, A. C. Fox-Davies, T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1899, p. 188
- ^ a b c "Nelson Evening Mail. Friday, January 14, 1881". Nelson Evening Mail. Vol. XVI, Issue 12. 14 January 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Passenger Lists" (PDF). Nelson City Council. p. 117. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 212.
- ^ The Spectator, April 5, 1856 in collected vol. 29, F. C. Westley, 1856, p. 363, "Marriages"
- ^ "Marriage". Nelson Evening Mail. Vol. 21, no. 303. 12 October 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Death". Nelson Evening Mail. Vol. XLVI. 28 September 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
External links[edit]
- Obituary in the Nelson Evening Mail
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- 1832 births
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- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- Burials at Wakapuaka Cemetery
- New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates
- British emigrants to New Zealand
- 19th-century New Zealand politicians
- Members of Nelson provincial executive councils
- Members of the Nelson Provincial Council