Cardiss Collins
American Democratic politician from Illinois
Facts
24 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- September 24, 1931
- Date of death
- February 3, 2013
- Place of birth
- St. Louis
- Place of death
- Arlington County
- Country of citizenship
- United States[11]
- Ethnic group
- African Americans[12]
- Occupation
- politician, accountant, secretary, auditor
- Position held
- United States representative, member, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative[13][14][15]
- Educated at
- primary school, Northwestern University[16][17]
- Member of political party
- Democratic Party[22]
- Award received
- Phoenix Award, honorary degree from Spelman College[18][19]
- Spouse
- George W. Collins[10]
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.[25]
- Birth name
- Cardiss Hortense Robertson[28]
- Described by source
- Notable Black American Women[26]
- Member of
- Alpha Kappa Alpha[20]
- Name in native language
- Cardiss Collins[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject African diaspora, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[30][31]
- Place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery[9]
- Residence
- Alexandria[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Cardiss Collins
en Cardiss Hortense Collins
en Cardiss Hortense Robertson
fr Cardiss Hortense Robertson
he קארדיס קולינס
id Cardiss Hortense Collins
🔖 Identifiers · 25
- ISNI
- 0000000036482217
- VIAF cluster ID
- 63395821
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n2004022973
- GND ID
- 1351359614
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Cardiss Collins.jpg ↗
- American National Biography ID
- 00619
- BlackPast.org ID
- african-american-history/collins-cardiss-1931
- C-SPAN person numeric ID
- 1965
- C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
- 1965
- Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID
- 0281
- FAST ID
- 1802077
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 104713594
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- Freebase ID
- /m/09pr38
- LittleSis people ID
- 13998
- NNDB people ID
- 151/000129761
- OpenSanctions ID
- Cardiss Collins
- Our Campaigns candidate ID
- 11843
- Oxford Reference overview ID
- 20110803095624492
- Prabook ID
- 663368
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6dm1cd2
- US Congress Bio ID
- C000634
- United States House of Representatives ID
- 11246
- WikiTree person ID
- Robertson-23347
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJwthjJv74hGpFGr4cGrbd
- Yale LUX ID
- person/fb02d017-e6cd-44b0-b477-6635d03d2951
🔗 Connections
Position held 14
Occupation 4
Award received 2
Educated at 2
Country of citizenship 1
Ethnic group 1
Family name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Member of 1
Member of political party 1
OpenSanctions ID 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Residence 1
Sex or gender 1
Spouse 1
Spouses 1
Work location 1
← OpenSanctions ID 1
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Summary
Cardiss Collins was born on September 24, 1931[1], in St. Louis[2]. She died on February 3, 2013[3], in Arlington County[4]. She worked as a politician[5], accountant[6], secretary[7], and auditor[8].
FAQs
Where was Cardiss Collins born?
Cardiss Collins was born in St. Louis[2].
Where did Cardiss Collins die?
Cardiss Collins died in Arlington County[4].
Who was Cardiss Collins married to?
Cardiss Collins's spouses include George W. Collins[10].
What did Cardiss Collins do for work?
Cardiss Collins worked as a politician[5], accountant[6], secretary[7], and auditor[8].
Where did Cardiss Collins go to school?
Cardiss Collins was educated at primary school[16] and Northwestern University[17].
What awards did Cardiss Collins receive?
Honors received include Phoenix Award[18] and honorary degree from Spelman College[19].