Maurice Collins

Maurice Collins
Member of the Australian Parliament for Wakefield
In office 17 November 1928 – 12 October 1929
Preceded by	Richard Foster
Succeeded by	Charles Hawker
Personal details
Born	1878 Mount Bryan, South Australia
Died	9 August 1945 (aged 66–67)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Country Party
Occupation	Grazier

Maurice Collins (1878 – 9 August 1945) was an Australian politician. Born in Mount Bryan, South Australia, he was educated in that state before becoming a grazier, landowner and sheep breeder. He was involved in local politics, sitting on Terowie Shire Council and Burra Council. In 1928, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Wakefield, defeating long-serving Nationalist MP Richard Foster. However, he was defeated in the election of the following year by the Nationalist candidate Charles Hawker. In 1932 he relocated to Adelaide and became an author. Collins died in 1945.^[1]

References

1. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Richard Foster	Member for Wakefield 1928 – 1929	Succeeded by Charles Hawker

Persondata
Name	Collins, Maurice
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	1878
Place of birth	Mount Bryan, South Australia
Date of death	9 August 1945
Place of death