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{{Short description|American politician from Maine}}
  
 
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| name = Donald Collins
  
| name = Donald Collins
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| preceded1 = [[Hayes Gahagan]]
  
| preceded1 = [[Hayes Gahagan]]
 
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| office2 = Member of the [[Maine House of Representatives]] from [[Aroostook County, Maine|Aroostook]]
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| office2 = Member of the Maine House of Representatives from Aroostook
 
| term_start2 = December 1970
  
| term_start2 = December 1970
 
| term_end2 = December 1972
  
| term_end2 = December 1972
 
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| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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| party = Republican
 
| birth_name = Donald Frederick Collins
  
| birth_name = Donald Frederick Collins
 
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|11|30}}
  
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|11|30}}
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| birth_place = [[Caribou, Maine]], U.S.
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| birth_place = Caribou, Maine, U.S.
 
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|03|10|1925|11|30}}
  
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|03|10|1925|11|30}}
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| death_place = [[Bangor, Maine]], U.S.
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| death_place = Bangor, Maine, U.S.
 
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Patricia M. Collins|Patricia McGuigan]]|1948}}
  
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Patricia M. Collins|Patricia McGuigan]]|1948}}
 
| children= 6, including [[Susan Collins|Susan]]
  
| children= 6, including [[Susan Collins|Susan]]
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| alma_mater = [[University of Maine]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
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| alma_mater = University of Maine (BA)
 
| allegiance = {{flag|United States|1912}}
  
| allegiance = {{flag|United States|1912}}
 
| branch = [[United States Army]]
  
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'''Donald Frederick Collins''' (November 30, 1925 – March 10, 2018)<ref>{{cite web|title=Donald Collins - Mockler Funeral Home|url=http://mocklerfuneralhome.com/component/memorials/item/878.html|website=mocklerfuneralhome.com|accessdate=13 March 2018|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313214354/http://mocklerfuneralhome.com/component/memorials/item/878.html|archive-date=13 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> was an American politician from [[Maine]]. Collins, a [[Maine Republican Party|Republican]] from [[Caribou, Maine|Caribou]], [[Aroostook County, Maine|Aroostook County]], served 5 terms in the [[Maine Legislature]] between 1970 and 1992. He also served as mayor of Caribou.<ref name="Ting"/>
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'''Donald Frederick Collins''' (November 30, 1925 – March 10, 2018)<ref>{{cite web|title=Donald Collins - Mockler Funeral Home|url=http://mocklerfuneralhome.com/component/memorials/item/878.html|website=mocklerfuneralhome.com|accessdate=13 March 2018|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313214354/http://mocklerfuneralhome.com/component/memorials/item/878.html|archive-date=13 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> was an American politician from Maine. Collins, a Republican from Caribou, Aroostook County, served 5 terms in the Maine Legislature between 1970 and 1992. He also served as mayor of Caribou.<ref name="Ting"/>
   
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In 1970, Collins was elected to the [[Maine House of Representatives]], and served a single term. In 1976, Collins was elected to his first, two-year term in the [[Maine Senate]]. Running again in 1986, Collins was re-elected, serving three more terms in the Maine Senate, retiring in 1992 from elected office.<ref name="ReferenceLibrary">{{cite web|url=http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/lawlib/legbiog/webform1.aspx|title=Legislators Biographical Search|publisher=Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library|access-date=14 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201040243/http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/lawlib/legbiog/webform1.aspx|archive-date=1 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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In 1970, Collins was elected to the Maine House of Representatives, and served a single term. In 1976, Collins was elected to his first, two-year term in the Maine Senate. Running again in 1986, Collins was re-elected, serving three more terms in the Maine Senate, retiring in 1992 from elected office.<ref name="ReferenceLibrary">{{cite web|url=http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/lawlib/legbiog/webform1.aspx|title=Legislators Biographical Search|publisher=Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library|access-date=14 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201040243/http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/lawlib/legbiog/webform1.aspx|archive-date=1 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
   
 
==Background and Family==
  
==Background and Family==
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Donald Collins was the father of [[United States Senator]] [[Susan Collins]].<ref name="Ting">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/03/politics/politics-family-business-senate-list/|title=Politics: The family business|last=Ting|first=Dennis|date=March 3, 2014|work=[[CNN]]|accessdate=14 December 2014}}</ref> His brother, [[Samuel Collins (politician)|Samuel W. Collins Jr.]], sat on the [[Maine Supreme Judicial Court]] from 1988 to 1994 and served in the Maine Senate from 1972 to 1984. He was one of four children in his family and had six children. Collins was born in Caribou, Maine. He served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]], receiving a [[Bronze Star]] for heroism, and a Purple Heart with an Oak Leaf Cluster, after being wounded twice in the [[Battle of the Bulge]]. Collins went to the [[University of Maine]]. He worked in the family lumber business, established by his great-great grandfather, Samuel Collins, in 1844.<ref name="Burns">{{cite news|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2018/03/11/obituaries/donald-collins-father-of-sen-susan-collins-dies-at-92/|title=Donald Collins, father of Sen. Susan Collins, dies at 92|last=Burns|first=Christopher|date=March 11, 2018|work=[[Bangor Daily News]]|accessdate=11 March 2018}}</ref>
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Donald Collins was the father of United States Senator [[Susan Collins]].<ref name="Ting">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/03/politics/politics-family-business-senate-list/|title=Politics: The family business|last=Ting|first=Dennis|date=March 3, 2014|work=CNN|accessdate=14 December 2014}}</ref> His brother, [[Samuel Collins (politician)|Samuel W. Collins Jr.]], sat on the [[Maine Supreme Judicial Court]] from 1988 to 1994 and served in the Maine Senate from 1972 to 1984. He was one of four children in his family and had six children. Collins was born in Caribou, Maine. He served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]], receiving a [[Bronze Star]] for heroism, and a Purple Heart with an Oak Leaf Cluster, after being wounded twice in the [[Battle of the Bulge]]. Collins went to the University of Maine. He worked in the family lumber business, established by his great-great grandfather, Samuel Collins, in 1844.<ref name="Burns">{{cite news|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2018/03/11/obituaries/donald-collins-father-of-sen-susan-collins-dies-at-92/|title=Donald Collins, father of Sen. Susan Collins, dies at 92|last=Burns|first=Christopher|date=March 11, 2018|work=Bangor Daily News|accessdate=11 March 2018}}</ref>
   
 
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Donald Collins
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 2nd district

In office
December 1986 – December 1992
Succeeded by Leo Kieffer
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 31st district

In office
December 1976 – December 1978
Preceded by Hayes Gahagan
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from Aroostook

In office
December 1970 – December 1972
Personal details
Born Donald Frederick Collins
(1925-11-30)November 30, 1925
Caribou, Maine, U.S.
Died March 10, 2018(2018-03-10) (aged 92)
Bangor, Maine, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Patricia McGuigan (m. 1948)
Children 6, including Susan
Alma mater University of Maine (BA)
Military service
Allegiance US flag 48 stars United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1943–1946
Rank Sergeant
Battles/wars World War II

Donald Frederick Collins (November 30, 1925 – March 10, 2018)[1] was an American politician from Maine. Collins, a Republican from Caribou, Aroostook County, served 5 terms in the Maine Legislature between 1970 and 1992. He also served as mayor of Caribou.[2]

In 1970, Collins was elected to the Maine House of Representatives, and served a single term. In 1976, Collins was elected to his first, two-year term in the Maine Senate. Running again in 1986, Collins was re-elected, serving three more terms in the Maine Senate, retiring in 1992 from elected office.[3]

Background and Family

Donald Collins was the father of United States Senator Susan Collins.[2] His brother, Samuel W. Collins Jr., sat on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from 1988 to 1994 and served in the Maine Senate from 1972 to 1984. He was one of four children in his family and had six children. Collins was born in Caribou, Maine. He served in the United States Army during World War II, receiving a Bronze Star for heroism, and a Purple Heart with an Oak Leaf Cluster, after being wounded twice in the Battle of the Bulge. Collins went to the University of Maine. He worked in the family lumber business, established by his great-great grandfather, Samuel Collins, in 1844.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Donald Collins - Mockler Funeral Home" (in en-gb). http://mocklerfuneralhome.com/component/memorials/item/878.html. Retrieved 13 March 2018. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ting, Dennis (March 3, 2014). "Politics: The family business". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/03/politics/politics-family-business-senate-list/. Retrieved 14 December 2014. 
  3. ↑ "Legislators Biographical Search". Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/lawlib/legbiog/webform1.aspx. 
  4. ↑ Burns, Christopher (March 11, 2018). "Donald Collins, father of Sen. Susan Collins, dies at 92". Bangor Daily News. http://bangordailynews.com/2018/03/11/obituaries/donald-collins-father-of-sen-susan-collins-dies-at-92/. Retrieved 11 March 2018. 
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