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|birth_name = Isaac Jacob Collins |
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| birth_date = October 27, 1874 |
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| birth_place = [[Salisbury, Maryland]] |
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| death_date = October 22, 1975 |
| death_date = October 22, 1975 (aged 100) |
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| death_place = [[Lancaster, Ohio]] |
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'''Isaac Jacob |
'''Isaac Jacob Collins''' (October 27, 1874 – October 22, 1975) was an American businessman who founded the [[Anchor Hocking|Anchor Hocking Corp.]] |
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Born in [[Salisbury, Maryland]], as a young man Isaac Collins moved to [[Lancaster, Ohio]] to work as a decorator at a pressed glass manufacturing company. There, he founded the Hocking Glass Company in 1905 which became the Anchor Hocking Corp. following a 1937 merger with the Anchor Cap Co. Collins served as president of the new Anchor Hocking and in 1944 was appointed |
Born in [[Salisbury, Maryland]], as a young man Isaac Collins moved to [[Lancaster, Ohio]] to work as a decorator at a pressed glass manufacturing company. There, he founded the Hocking Glass Company in 1905 which became the Anchor Hocking Corp. following a 1937 merger with the Anchor Cap Co. Collins served as president of the new Anchor Hocking and in 1944 was appointed chairman of the [[board of directors]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1975/10/24/archives/isaac-collins-100-headed-anchorhocking-glass-co.html New York Times – October 24, 1975 Obituary]</ref> |
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Isaac Collins owned Fairfield Stock Farm near Lancaster from which he raised both [[Thoroughbred]] and [[Standardbred]] horses. Among his successful Thoroughbreds were the [[filly]] [[Paradisical]] whose wins included the 1935 [[Kentucky Oaks]] and the [[Ohio Derby]] against males, and the colt [[Vulcan's Forge (horse)|Vulcan's Forge]] who won the 1949 the [[Santa Anita Handicap|Santa Anita]] and [[Suburban Handicap]]s. |
Isaac Collins owned Fairfield Stock Farm near Lancaster from which he raised both [[Thoroughbred]] and [[Standardbred]] horses. Among his successful Thoroughbreds were the [[filly]] [[Paradisical]] whose wins included the 1935 [[Kentucky Oaks]] and the [[Ohio Derby]] against males, and the colt [[Vulcan's Forge (horse)|Vulcan's Forge]] who won the 1949 the [[Santa Anita Handicap|Santa Anita]] and [[Suburban Handicap]]s. |
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Collins was appointed to the Ohio Racing Commission in 1933<ref>[ |
Collins was appointed to the Ohio Racing Commission in 1933<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Nn8_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=F1UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1698,6790710&dq=isaac-collins+glass&hl=en Youngstown Vindicator - June 29, 1933]</ref> and later was named its chairman. He stepped down in 1947.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JI1IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yYMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6602,3898639&dq=isaac-collins+lancaster&hl=en Youngstown Vindicator – December 26, 1947]</ref> In the 1960s, he was an officer of Balmoral Harness Racing, Inc.<ref>[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/584089932.htmldids=584089932:584089932&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+01%2C+1967&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=PLAN+3+MILLION+CRETE+HARNESS+TRACK&pqatl=google Chicago Tribune – November 1, 1967]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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Isaac Collins died at his home in Lancaster, Ohio five days shy of his 101st birthday.<ref>[ |
Isaac Collins died at his home in Lancaster, Ohio five days shy of his 101st birthday.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapersid=w7lPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VVIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6385,1912911&dq=collins+racing+commission+ohio&hl=en The Bryan (Ohio) Times - October 23, 1975 Obituary]</ref> |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American businessman |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = October 27, 1874 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Salisbury, Maryland]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = October 22, 1975 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Lancaster, Ohio]] |
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[[Category:1874 births]] |
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[[Category:1975 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Businesspeople from Ohio]] |
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[[Category:American chief executives]] |
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[[Category:American racehorse owners and breeders]] |
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[[Category:People from Salisbury, Maryland]] |
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[[Category:People from Lancaster, Ohio]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 28 July 2024
Isaac J. Collins | |
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| Born | Isaac Jacob Collins October 27, 1874 |
| Died | October 22, 1975 (aged 100) |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, Racehorse owner |
| Known for | Founder: Anchor Hocking Corp. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Board member of | Anchor Hocking Corp., Ohio Racing Commission |
Isaac Jacob Collins (October 27, 1874 – October 22, 1975) was an American businessman who founded the Anchor Hocking Corp.
Born in Salisbury, Maryland, as a young man Isaac Collins moved to Lancaster, Ohio to work as a decorator at a pressed glass manufacturing company. There, he founded the Hocking Glass Company in 1905 which became the Anchor Hocking Corp. following a 1937 merger with the Anchor Cap Co. Collins served as president of the new Anchor Hocking and in 1944 was appointed chairman of the board of directors.[1]
Isaac Collins owned Fairfield Stock Farm near Lancaster from which he raised both Thoroughbred and Standardbred horses. Among his successful Thoroughbreds were the filly Paradisical whose wins included the 1935 Kentucky Oaks and the Ohio Derby against males, and the colt Vulcan's Forge who won the 1949 the Santa Anita and Suburban Handicaps.
Collins was appointed to the Ohio Racing Commission in 1933[2] and later was named its chairman. He stepped down in 1947.[3] In the 1960s, he was an officer of Balmoral Harness Racing, Inc.[4]
Isaac Collins died at his home in Lancaster, Ohio five days shy of his 101st birthday.[5]
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