Enos Collins

Enos Collins (5 September 1774 – 18 November 1871) was a merchant, shipowner, banker and privateer from Nova Scotia, Canada.

While best known for his ownership of the privateer schooner Liverpool Packet, Collins's main fortune was made in shrewd wartime trading and careful peacetime investments.

Collins retired from active business and politics in 1840, but continued to manage his large investments and back the Conservative party in Nova Scotia.

[1] Collins died in 1871 with an estate valued at $6 million, reputed to be the largest personal fortune in Canada at the time.

Collins's reputation as a successful, crafty and sometimes harsh businessman inspired legends which fueled a number of fictional depictions.

Enos Collins Bank, Historic Properties, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Enos Collins' Court, Historic Properties, Halifax, Nova Scotia