Harold R. Collier

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Harold R. Collier

|image = Harold R. Collier 93rd Congress 1973.jpg

|caption =

|office1 = Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois

|constituency1 = {{ushr|IL|10|C}} (1957-1973)
{{ushr|IL|6|C}} (1973-1975)

|term_start1 = January 3, 1957

|term_end1 = January 3, 1975

|predecessor1 = Richard W. Hoffman

|successor1 = Henry Hyde

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1915|12|12}}

|birth_place = Lansing, Michigan

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|1|17|1915|12|12}}

|death_place = West Palm Beach, Florida

|party = Republican

}}

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 Lansing, Michigan. He attended and graduated from Morton College in Cicero, Illinois. After earning his degree, he was hired by the publishing company that created Life Magazine 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,{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42|title=HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.|work=GovTrack.us}} 1960,{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h102|title=HR 8601. PASSAGE.}} 1964,{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h128|title=H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.}} and 1968,{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/h113|title=TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES.}} but voted against the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and did not vote on the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/h87|title=TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.}}{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/h193|title=S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.|work=GovTrack.us}}{{Cite web |title=TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 37, THE ENDANGERED … -- House Vote #339 -- Sep 18, 1973 |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/93-1973/h339 |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=GovTrack.us |language=en}}

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,"Editor Position At Duke", Cicero Life (June 15, 1966), p. 15. served a term as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission in the 1970s.