Carr Collins Sr.
American insurance business magnate and philanthropist
Carr P. Collins Sr. (May 12, 1892 – January 17, 1980) was an American insurance magnate and philanthropist.
Early life
Carr P. Collins Sr. was born on May 12, 1892. His father was Vinson Allen Collins and his mother, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Hopkins. His paternal grandparents were Eboline and Warren Collins. The Collins family moved to Texas from Mississippi in 1854, prior to the American Civil War.
He spent one year at Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now Texas State University).
Business career
In 1913, he was appointed first secretary of the Texas Industrial Accident Board, which had been founded as a result of legislation sponsored by his father in the Texas Senate. He then had a long career in insurance.
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