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Collins was born on 31 December 1832 in Devon, England.
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He received a "good education". The family emigrated to Nelson on the Pekin from London, arriving on 15 January 1850. In his younger years, he excelled in sports.
Collins married Catherine Anne Collins (née Isaacson, born c1834) on 25 September 1855 in Nelson.
Ten children resulted from this marriage. Sometime in the 1870s, he changed the spelling of his surname to Collyns.
He represented the Collingwood electorate from 1868 to 1873, when he resigned. He was a Provincialist, but once elected, he changed his mind and became an ardent supporter of the abolition of the provinces.
He then represented the Suburbs of Nelson electorate in 1881 from 11 January to 8 November, when he retired.
Collyns died on 26 September 1911.
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