What is recorded here
Richard Collins was born in County Dublin, Ireland, before leaving that green world to carve law and order across England. He judged the trial of Oscar Wilde, chaired commissions that drew borders and exposed frauds, and wore the title Baron Collins of Kensington. A man born in Dublin became a scaffold forEmpire, shaping truth in courts from London to Venezuela.
Why this person is known: British judge (1842-1911)
- Birthplace
- Dublin
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