16 Facts About Edwin Collier

Edwin Collier was an English accountant, Bible Christian deacon, and vegetarianism activist.

Edwin Collier served as vice president and treasurer of the Vegetarian Society.

Edwin Collier was born on 27 March 1827 in Hulme, Manchester, to George Collier and Margaret Collier.

Edwin Collier's uncle was Rev James Gaskill, a minister at the Bible Christian Church in Hulme and his grandfather, Peter Gaskill, was a founding member of the church.

Edwin Collier's sister was married to Rev James Clark, a pastor of the church.

Edwin Collier grew up in Hulme and attended the Bible Christian Church School.

Edwin Collier served as a cashier for manufacturers in the Huddersfield cloth trade and worked in the Treasurer's Department of the Salford Corporation.

Edwin Collier founded the accountancy firm E Collier, Tongue, and Co, which became one of the largest accountancy firms outside of London.

Edwin Collier was a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Edwin Collier held the position of vice-president of the Vegetarian Society and was a supporter of the Health Exhibition.

Edwin Collier advocated for a religious dimension to vegetarianism and served as a deacon in Bible Christian Church for 40 years.

The York Herald reported on the Vegetarian Society's annual meeting in Manchester on 14 October 1881, where Edwin Collier served as chairman.

Edwin Collier was a shareholder in the Vegetarian Restaurants Co.

On 25 May 1854, Edwin Collier married Sarah Bennett at the Holy Trinity Church, Horwich.

Edwin Collier died on 12 November 1883 at the age of 52.

Edwin Collier died on 11 February 1899, aged 71, and was interred in the Edwin Collier family grave at Weaste Cemetery.