Background
Collins, Edwin R. was born on April 21, 1876 in Rhonerville, California, United States. Son of Edwin R. and Eleanor (Palmer) Collins.
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Edwin R. Collins
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Education
Education high school, and Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington.
Career
War correspondent, 1898-1899. City editor Walla Walla Union, 1900-1902. Telegraph editor Portland Journal, 1903.
City editor Portland Telegram, 1904-1905.
Night editor Los Angeles Examiner, 1906-1907. Editor Daily Optic, Las Vegas, New Mexico, 1908.
Sunday editor Boston American, 1909-1911. News editor Los Angeles Evening Herald, 1911-1912.
News editor Chicago American, 1913.
Managing editor Los Angeles Evening Herald, since 1913, also connected with the Ledger, Tacoma, Washington, and San Francisco Examiner. Editorial supervisor Hearst afternoon newspapers on the Pacific Coast.
Achievements
Membership
Member Company I, 1st Washington Volunteer Infantry, Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection. Member Army, Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association.
Connections
Married Margaret East. Flint, June 15, 1909.
