Samuel Collins | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maine Senate | |
| In office 1974–1984 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Wilson Collins September 17, 1923 Caribou, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | March 22, 2012 (aged 88) Rockland, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Dorothy Collins |
| Relations | Donald Collins (brother) Susan Collins (niece) |
| Education | University of Maine Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
Samuel Wilson Collins (September 17, 1923 – March 22, 2012) was an American lawyer, jurist and politician from Maine. A Republican, Collins was first elected to the Maine Senate in 1974. He was served for 10 years until 1984, when he did not seek re-election. Collins served for 6 years (1988 to 1994) as an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. He also served on his local school board from 1952 to 1960.[1]
Collins chose to return in Maine following law school graduation and took a position with Alan Bird's law firm in Rockland, where he was later named a managing partner. The law firm was later renamed Collins, Crandall, Hanscom and Pease.[1]
A Republican, Collins served in the state senate with his brother, Donald Collins of Caribou. Collins' tenure included terms as the state senate's majority leader.[2]