Background
He was born and raised in Norwalk, and graduated from Norwalk High School.
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William Collins
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He graduated from Lehigh University in accounting, and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated with an Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.
Career
He founded Minuteman Media, which later became OtherWords, in 1998. He served in the United States Army as a Finance Officer. In 1977, he defeated incumbent Independent Party mayor Jennie Cave.
He gave up his seat in the middle of his second term to serve as mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut.
He served two terms and was defeated for re-election by Thomas C. O"Connor in 1981. He then defeated incumbent O"Connor in 1983 and served another two terms until 1987.
He founded Minuteman Media, which later became OtherWords, in 1998.
Membership
Collins was a member of Norwalk"s Common Council for three terms. He served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing the 140th House district for two terms, having defeated challenger Republican Thomas C. O"Connor in 1974 and Republican Edward Gilmore in 1976.
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