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Collins, Thomas K. (1822–85), mentioned in “Villagers” (94, 102), was born in Maryland and came to Hannibal in 1840 to clerk in his brother’s store. In 1849, with Dana F. Breed as partner, he opened a dry goods store and became one of Hannibal’s leading merchants. He was elected mayor in 1874 (Holcombe, 917–18, 941; Thomas S. Nash to SLC, 23 Apr 85, CU-MARK).
