10 Facts About Gilbert Collins

Gilbert Collins was the 23rd mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from May 5,1884, to May 2,1886.

Gilbert Collins's family immigrated to American from Kent, England before the American Revolution.

Gilbert Collins's grandfather, Daniel Collins was a lieutenant in a Connecticut regiment during the Revolution.

Gilbert Collins attended Yale University, but the death of his father in 1862 forced him to leave school for financial reasons.

On March 25,1884, Gilbert Collins was nominated for mayor by the Independents of Jersey City.

Gilbert Collins served one term and was succeeded by Democrat Orestes Cleveland.

In 1892, Gilbert Collins was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis that re-nominated Benjamin Harrison.

On March 2,1897, Collins was appointed by Governor John W Griggs as an associate justice to the New Jersey Supreme Court and served until his resignation in 1903.

Gilbert Collins died of pneumonia in his home in Jersey City on January 29,1920.

Gilbert Collins was buried in the family vault in Hilliard Cemetery in Stonington.