Background
Collier, William Armistead was born on February 12, 1847 in near Stanton, Tennessee, United States. Son of Thomas Barksdale and Catherine Page (Nelson) Collier.
Collier, William Armistead was born on February 12, 1847 in near Stanton, Tennessee, United States. Son of Thomas Barksdale and Catherine Page (Nelson) Collier.
Education common schools in Tennessee. Private to corporal Company B, 7th Tennessee (Forrest) Cavalry, C.S.A., 1862-1865. Cumberland U. Law School, 1868-1869.
In practice at Memphis since 1870. Owner public Memphis Appeal and Memphis Appeal Avalanche, 1885-1894.
Member Tennessee House of Representatives, 1877-1878. Member Tennessee History Association (Vice-President), Virginia History Society, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Mason (32°,Kiloton).
Married Alice Trezevant, of Memphis, Tennessee, November 13, 1872.