COLLIER, JEREMY

(1650 - 1726), Anglican ecclesiastic; staunch Tory and supporter of Stewart cause, for which he got into trouble during reign of William III.; obliged to go into exile some years; wrote numerous works; attacked im-|W morality and profanity of the stage. 1883), Eng. man of letters; Elizabeth an student; notorious as forger of XVII.- cent. annotations to Shakespeare folio. 1909), publisher, b. Carlow, Ireland. He came to the United States in his youth and was educated at Mount St. Mary’s College, Cincinnati. Later he entered the bookselling busine in New York City, and founded the firm of P. F, Collier & Son, publishers. To develop his busine he established a weekly journal, Once a Week, which afterwards became known as Collier's Weekly.