19-842: Thomas Collins may refer to: Thomas Collins (governor) (1732–1789), American lawyer and governor of Delaware Thomas Collins (pirate) (died 1719), English pirate active in the Indian Ocean Thomas Collins (British politician) (died 1884), Member of Parliament for Knaresborough and Boston Thomas Collins (bishop of Meath) (1873–1927), Irish Anglican bishop Thomas Collins (Australian politician) (1884–1945), Australian MP and postmaster-general Thomas Collins (Arizona politician) , American politician Thomas Patrick Collins (1915–1973), American-born Catholic bishop in Bolivia Thomas H. Collins (born 1946), retired commandant of
38-527: A President. He served as President from November 4, 1782, until February 1, 1783, when the special election was held. He was back in the State House for a term in 1783/84, and again in 1786/87, and finished his legislative career with two years in the Legislative Council, beginning with the 1787/88 session. He was still in office when he died. During his tenure as President the noted loyalist Cheney Clow
57-555: Is no evidence that he was at the actual Battle of Brandywine . Collins served as Sheriff of Kent County from 1764 until 1767, and was a member of the Colonial Assembly in five of the nine annual sessions during the period from the 1767/68 session through the 1775/76 session. He was a member of the Delaware Constitutional Convention of 1776 and was elected to two terms in the Legislative Council beginning with
76-748: The American Revolution as lieutenant colonel in Caesar Rodney 's Upper Kent militia and within a year was a brigadier general of the Delaware Militia. Collins served with General George Washington in New Jersey in 1777, but returned home to contend with loyalist uprisings in Sussex County . He was probably involved in the efforts to block General William Howe on his march from the Elk River, but there
95-475: The American Revolution . Like many of his Anglican neighbors in Kent County, Cook was fundamentally opposed to the break with Great Britain and was counted among the conservatives whose loyalty to the new government was suspect. However, he was personally liked and was elected to the more conservative Delaware Constitutional Convention of 1776 and to the first State House for the 1776/77 session. In July 1777 Cook
114-498: The 1776/77 session and continuing through the 1782/83 session, serving as the Speaker in the 1778/79 session and in the 1781/82 session. In 1782 he became a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. The Delaware General Assembly unanimously elected him State President in 1786 and he served from October 28, 1786 until his death on March 29, 1789. It was during his term of office that Delaware became
133-521: The 1920s for Wales (RU), Mountain Ash, and Hull (RL) Thomas LeRoy Collins (1909–1991), governor of Florida Thomas Collins (soldier) , participant in the Battle of Rorke's Drift See also [ edit ] Tom Collins (disambiguation) Tommy Collins (disambiguation) Collins (surname) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
152-629: The General Assembly took office on October 20 or the following weekday. State Legislative Councilmen had a three-year term and State Assemblymen had a one-year term. The whole General Assembly chose the State President for a three-year term. The county sheriff also had a three-year term. Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas were also selected by the General Assembly for the life of the person appointed. John Cook (governor) John Cook (1730–1789)
171-604: The House of Assembly for the 1778/79 session, and in the 1780/81 session he began a term in the Legislative Council , later known as the State Senate. Cook was Speaker in the 1782/83 session when President John Dickinson resigned, thereby becoming President of Delaware himself. His succession was controversial, however, and was not generally agreed to until he agreed to serve only until a special election could be held to select
190-613: The United States Coast Guard Thomas Collins (cardinal) (born 1947), Canadian Roman Catholic cardinal Thomas Collins (cricketer, born 1895) (1895–1964), English cricketer Thomas Collins (cricketer, born 1841) (1841–1934), English cricketer Thomas D. Collins (1847–1935), American soldier who fought in the American Civil War Tom Collins (rugby, born 1895) (Thomas John Collins, 1895–1957), rugby union and rugby league footballer of
209-611: The first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on December 7, 1787. Collins died at Duck Creek , now Smyrna . He was buried in the Collins Family Cemetery, but his remains were later moved into the St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery at Smyrna. He was the first State President to die in office. The Thomas Collins state office building on U.S. Highway 13 in Dover is named in his honor. Elections were held October 1 and members of
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#1732938678046228-512: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Collins&oldid=1162576764 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Thomas Collins (governor) Thomas Collins (1732 – March 29, 1789)
247-454: Was a prosperous farmer and tanner and gradually acquired a considerable amount of land in the area. Included in the property at one time was Belmont Hall, . The Cook home, however, was probably to the west of the present U.S. Highway 13, across the road from Belmont Hall. They were members of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Smyrna. Cook was Sheriff of Kent County from 1772 until 1778, just before
266-710: Was an American planter and politician from Smyrna , in Kent County, Delaware . He served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware . Cook was born in Duck Creek , now Smyrna , son of Michal and Lois Cook. He was first cousin to Thomas Collins , the State President . He supposedly married Elizabeth Collins, the sister of Thomas Collins, and if so, married his first cousin. They had five children: Sarah, Margaret, Elizabeth, Michael, and Robert. He
285-552: Was an American planter and politician from Smyrna , in Kent County, Delaware . He was an officer of the Delaware militia during the American Revolution , and served in the Delaware General Assembly and as President of Delaware . Collins was born in Duck Creek , now Smyrna , Delaware, married Sarah, and had four children, William, Elizabeth, Mary, and Sarah. His sister was the wife of former Governor John Cook . Collins
304-418: Was brought to trial for treason. The trial was presided over by two ardent revolutionaries, William Killen and David Finney. During the proceedings Clow was able to produce papers to prove his claim to have had a British commission and the jury acquitted him. In spite of this his enemies insisted on continuing to hold him in prison for reimbursement of damages caused. Cook died at Duck Creek , now Smyrna , and
323-427: Was buried there in an unmarked grave at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery. His daughter, Sarah, married future Governor John Clark . No known portrait of John Cook exists. Elections were held October 1 and members of the General Assembly took office on October 20 or the following weekday. The State Legislative Council was created in 1776 and its Legislative Councilmen had a three-year term. State Assemblymen had
342-409: Was named one of the associate justices of the new State Supreme Court . Before he was allowed to take office, however, the appointment was blocked and David Finney, the cousin of Thomas McKean , was given the seat. At the height of the American Revolution , no one lukewarm to the cause would be able to get such a position easily. Regardless, he was popular enough in Kent County to be elected again to
361-469: Was trained in the law, but never practiced, and must have had considerable wealth available to him as he purchased several large tracts of land in the Duck Creek area early in life. They lived first at Gloster on the south side of Dawson's Branch and after 1771 at Belmont Hall, now on U.S. Highway 13, south of Smyrna. They were members of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Collins began his military career during
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