Edward Collins (Australian politician)

The Honourable
Edward E. Collins
The Honourable Edward E. Collins
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
	In office; 1934 – 1936
Preceded by
Local Government
Mayor of the ; Municipality of Wagga Wagga
	In office; 1912–1914
Preceded by	T. Dobney
Succeeded by	F.J. McDonough
	In office; 1917–1919
Preceded by	H. Oates
Succeeded by	I. Cullen
	In office; 10 December 1925 – 1927
Deputy	D.T. Byrnes
Preceded by	D.T. Byrnes
Succeeded by	W.F. Day
	In office; 1929–1934
Preceded by	W.F. Day
Succeeded by	H. McDonough
Alderman on ; Wagga Wagga Municipal Council
	In office; 1910–1922
	In office; 1923–1936
Personal details
Born	Edward Easter Collins; 28 March 1866; Hawthorn, Melbourne, ; Victoria, British Empire
Died	8 April 1936; Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Party	United Australia Party; Citizens' Committee;
Spouse	Emma Clayton (m. 1885)
Parents	Francis Smith Collins (father); Ellen Kibble (mother);

Edward Easter Collins (28 March 1866 – 8 April 1936) was an Australian politician who serves as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1934 to 1936. He also serves as the mayor of and an alderman on Wagga Wagga City Council intermittently between 1910 and 1936.

Early life

Collins was born in Hawthorn to shepherd Francis Smith Collins and Ellen Kibble. He was educated in Geelong and became a wool merchant, settling in Wagga Wagga. In 1885 he married Emma Clayton, with whom he had two children.

Local politics

Collins served as an alderman on Wagga Wagga Municipal Council from 1910 to 1922 and from 1923 to 1936. He served as mayor on four occasions and for a total of 13 years between 1912 and 1934 (1912–1914, 1917–1920, 1925–1927, 1928–1934).

In his third stint as mayor, Collins was elected over Alderman E. G. McGrath by 7 votes to 4. His predecessor D. T. Byrnes serves as his deputy.^[1]

State politics

From 1932 to 1934 and from 1934 to 1936 he was a United Australia Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. ^[2]

Death

Collins died in Manly in 1936.

References

^ "COLLINS FOR MAYOR". The Daily Express. Wagga Wagga, NSW. 11 December 1925. p. 1–2. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
^ "Mr Edward Easter Collins (1866-1936)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

[1] "COLLINS FOR MAYOR". The Daily Express. Wagga Wagga, NSW. 11 December 1925. p. 1–2. Retrieved 13 March 2026.

[nsw-2] "Mr Edward Easter Collins (1866-1936)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

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