CA-K472Economy & trade

Enos Collins, privateer and Halifax financier

Enos Collins, around 1870 (Notman Studio, Nova Scotia Archives). Enos Collins · Notman Studio/Reference no.: 1983-310/ 10 · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Enos Collins, a seaman from Liverpool, Nova Scotia, and sometime privateer, was reputed to be the richest man in British North America when he died. His fortune from shrewd mercantile and financial investments helped develop Halifax, and he sat on the governor’s council from 1822 to 1838; a Tory, he nonetheless opposed Confederation.

Scope & context

Collins as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Enos Collins National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text