Background
Collins, Lorin Cone was born on August 1, 1848 in Wapping, Connecticut, United States. Son of Lorin Cone and Mary (Bemis) Collins.
Collins, Lorin Cone was born on August 1, 1848 in Wapping, Connecticut, United States. Son of Lorin Cone and Mary (Bemis) Collins.
Student Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, O. Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern University, 1872, Master of Arts, 1874.
Admitted to Illinois bar, 1874, and began practice at Chicago. Appointed judge Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, December 1884. Elected to same office, 1885, reelected, 1891.
Resigned, 1893, and resumed practice as member Collins, Goodrich, Darrow & Vincent.
Member Collins & Fletcher, 1895-1905. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Canal Zone, 1905-1911.
Admitted to practice in New Mexico, 1912, and resided and practiced there until 1922. Returned to Chicago and employed in special cases only.
Member Illinois House of Representatives, 1879, 81, 83 (speaker of House, 1883). Trustee Northwestern University 20 years.
Married Nellie Robb, September 17, 1873. Children: Carrie May (deceased), Lorin Cone, III, Helen Robb (deceased), Grace, George Robb.