Harold Reginald Collier (December 12, 1915 – January 17, 2006) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois. Collier was born and raised in

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. He attended and graduated from

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in Cicero, Illinois. After earning his degree, he was hired by the publishing company that created ''

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'' and worked in the editorial department. In 1941, he began what would be a ten-year career as a marketing executive for Match Corporation of America. In 1951, he was elected to the Berwyn, Illinois city council and also began a new career as public relations director for McAlear Manufacturing. In 1952, Collier was an unsuccessful candidate for Illinois Secretary of State. In 1953, he was elected as Township Supervisor of Berwyn Township. In 1957, Collier won an election for a seat in Congress. He was a longtime member of the House Ways and Means Committee. A fiscal conservative, he was a strong advocate of a balanced budget. Collier was admired by colleagues in both parties, as he was excellent at finding compromise ground between two sides on issues. Collier voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,

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, and

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, but voted against the

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and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and did not vote on the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In 1975, Collier retired from Congress. He moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, where he died on January 17, 2006. Collier's son,

Calvin J. Collier Calvin J. Collier (January 6, 1942 – October 6, 2020) was an American lawyer who served as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, having been appointed to that position by President Gerald Ford and served from March 25, 1976 to April 20, 1977.

,"Editor Position At Duke", ''Cicero Life'' (June 15, 1966), p. 15. served a term as chairman of the

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in the 1970s.

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