John A. Collier


John Allen Collier was an American lawyer and politician.

Life

He attended Yale College in 1803, then studied law at Litchfield Law School. He was admitted to the bar at Troy, New York in 1809, and commenced practice in Binghamton, New York. He was District Attorney of Broome County from 1818 to 1822.
He was elected as an Anti-Mason to the 22nd United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1831 to March 3, 1833. He was defeated for re-election.
He was New York State Comptroller from January 27, 1841, to February 7, 1842, elected by the New York State Legislature to fill the unexpired term of Bates Cooke. Then, he resumed the practice of law.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1844 to the U.S. Congress. He was appointed a commissioner to revise the state statutes in 1847. He was a presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1848.
He was buried at the Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton.
A street in Binghamton is named in his honor.
He is the great-grandfather of United States Representative Edwin Arthur Hall.