Benajah Collins

Benajah Collins (October 29, 1734 – 1820[1]) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia.

He represented Queen's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1784 to 1797.

He was born in Chatham, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph Collins and Abigail Crowell, and later settled in Liverpool, Nova Scotia.

[1] Collins was also a justice in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for Queen's County.

[2] He was elected to the assembly in a 1784 by-election held after Nathaniel Freeman's seat was declared vacant for non-attendance.