Collins, George Washington, 1925-1972

LC control no.	n 2010062178
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Collins, George Washington, 1925-1972 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Associated country	United States
Birth date	19250305
Death date	19721208
Place of birth	Chicago (Ill.)
Place of death	Chicago (Ill.)
Affiliation	United States. Army. Corps of Engineers Central Y.M.C.A. College Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) Democratic Party (Chicago, Ill.) United States. Congress. House
Profession or occupation	Soldiers Legislators
Found in	Collins, Cardiss. National Visionary Leadership Project oral history, 2003: collection materials (George Washington Collins; b. 1925, d. 1972, Representative in the US Congress from Illinois) African American National Biography, accessed December 26, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Collins, George Washington; U.S. Representative, State Government official, soldier; born 05 March 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States; stationed with the Engineer Corps in the South Pacific and discharged as sergeant (1946); completed the Central Y.M.C.A. College in Chicago (1954); business law degree from Northwestern University (1957); involved in Chicago Democratic Party machine (1950's); precinct captain for Chicago's 24th Ward on the West Side (1954); deputy sheriff of Cook County (1958-1961); secretary and successor of Alderman Benjamin Lewis of the 24th Ward (1963); succeeded U.S. Congressman Daniel J. Ronan (1969); reelected to US Congress (1972); died 08 December 1972 Chicago, Illinois, United States)