William T. Collins


Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 1st district
In office 1928–1945
Acting Mayor of New York City
In office December 31, 1925 – December 31, 1925

Personal details
Born	(1886-06-30)June 30, 1886 New York City, United States
Died	September 4, 1961(1961-09-04) (aged 75) Brightwaters, New York
Cause of death	Heart attack
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, New York
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse	Mae Godfrey (died 1960)
Parent	Jeremiah Collins (father)
Alma mater	Fordham University

William Thomas Collins (June 30, 1886 - September 4, 1961)^[1]^[2] was an American politician, lawyer, and jurist who served as acting mayor of New York City for one day on December 31, 1925, after the retirement of John Francis Hylan.^[3] He was a member of the Democratic Party and served as the president of the New York City Board of Aldermen before becoming acting mayor. After serving as acting mayor, he went on to serve as a justice from the 1st district of the New York Supreme Court from 1928 to 1945.^[4]

References

^ "Collins, U to Z". politicalgraveyard.com. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ Chester, Alden (1925). Courts and Lawyers of New York: A History 1609-1925. Vol. IV. New York, NY: American Historical Society. pp. 175–176 – via Google Books.
^ Staff (December 31, 1925). "Hylan And Enright Out With Pensions; Last-Hour Shifts In Police Department; Walker Fills Important City Posts—Collins Mayor for a Day—Leach is the Active Head of the Police Force for the Last Day of 1925—Hylan to Get $4,205 A Year—Retirement Voted by Board of Estimate, He Quits to Assure Pension—Enright to Draw $5,000—Approval of His Retirement as Commissioner One of Hylan's Last Official Acts". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
^ Katsoris, Constantine (2007). "A Tribute to the Fordham Judiciary: A Century of Service". Fordham Law Review. 75 (5): 7. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

Political offices Preceded byJohn Francis Hylan Mayor of New York CityActing 1925 Succeeded byJimmy Walker

v t e Mayors of New York City since the 1898 consolidation
Van Wyck (1898–1901) Low (1902–1903) McClellan (1904–1909) Gaynor (1910–1913) Kline (1913) Mitchel (1914–1917) Hylan (1918–1925) Collins (1925) Walker (1926–1932) McKee (1932) O'Brien (1933) La Guardia (1934–1945) O'Dwyer (1946–1950) Impelitteri (1950–1953) Wagner (1954–1965) Lindsay (1966–1973) Beame (1974–1977) Koch (1978–1989) Dinkins (1990–1993) Giuliani (1994–2001) Bloomberg (2002–2013) de Blasio (2014–2021) Adams (2022–present)