Godfrey Collins
Politician
1875 – 1936
Who was Godfrey Collins?
Sir Godfrey Pattison Collins, KBE, CMG, PC was a Scottish Liberal Party politician.
He entered the Royal Navy in 1888 and was a Midshipman, East Indian Station from 1890-1893. He was elected as Liberal Member of Parliament for Greenock in 1910 and sat for the constituency until his death.
He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to J. B. Seely, as Secretary of State for War from 1910โ1914, and to J. W. Gulland, Chief Liberal Whip from 1915. He served in Egypt, Gallipoli, and Mesopotamia from 1915โ1917, and was appointed a Lieutenant-Colonel in September 1916. He was a Junior Lord of the Treasury from 1919โ1920 and Chief Liberal Whip from November 1924-1926. From 1932 to 1936 he served as Secretary of State for Scotland.
He was appointed a CMG in 1917, KBE in 1919 and a Privy Counsellor in 1932.
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- Born
- Jun 26, 1875
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 13, 1936
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on July 23, 2013
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