Back Bay in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Patrick Andrew Collins
1844-1905
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 17, 2021
1. Patrick Andrew Collins Marker
Born in Ireland and always her lover · American by early training and employ · Upholsterer from 15 to 23 · Harvard Bachelor of Laws at 27 · From 1871 lawyer · 1868-72 Member of the Mass. Legislature · 1883-89 Member of Congress · 1893-97 Consul-General in London ·1902-05 Mayor of Boston
A talented honest generous serviceable man
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.
Location. 42° 21.134′ N, 71° 4.613′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Back Bay. It is on Commonwealth Avenue east of Darthmouth Street, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boston MA 02116, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Glover of Marblehead (about 600 feet away); John Winthrop (about 800 feet away); Old South Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Rogers Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old South Church in Boston (approx. 0.2 miles away); Central Congregational Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
Also see . . . Patrick Collins. (Submitted on July 11, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)
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Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 17, 2021
2. Patrick Andrew Collins Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 685 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
