Edward Knight Collins | |
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 Edward K. Collins, American shipping magnate | |
| Born | August 5, 1802 |
| Died | January 22, 1878 (aged 75) New York City, US |
| Occupation | Shipbuilder |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ann Woodruff (1826), Sarah Browne (1862) |
| Children | 3 |
Edward Knight Collins I (5 August 1802 – 22 January 1878) was an American shipping magnate.[1]
- ^ "Edward Knight Collins". Harper's Magazine. 1892. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
Edward Knight Collins was a great naval architect as well as shipping merchant, whose career was, on the whole, more noteworthy than that of any man engaged any where in similar pursuits. This public - spirited citizen, son of Captain Israel G. Collins, the owner and commander of a ship that traded between the United States and England, was born on 5 August 1802. His mother, Mary Allan, a niece of Admiral Sir Edward Knight, of the British navy, dying ten days after the birth of her only child, the infant was reared by his aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Small, of Truro, Cape Cod, whose kindness and affection Mr.