Jesse Collings | |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board | |
| In office 1886–1886 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | The Earl Brownlow |
| Succeeded by | William Copeland Borlase |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1831 |
| Died | 20 November 1920 |
| Spouse | Emily Oxenbould (m. 1858) |
| Children | 1 daughter |
Jesse Collings PC (2 December 1831 – 20 November 1920) was Mayor of Birmingham, England, a Liberal (later Liberal Unionist) member of Parliament, but was best known nationally in the UK as an advocate of educational reform and land reform.[1]
- ^ Ashby, A. W. (2004) 'Jesse Collings', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, revised by Matthew, H. C. G. , pp. 668–9, Vol. 12, Oxford: Oxford University Press