Henry Corbin (colonist)

Henry Corbin
Portrait of Hon Henry Corbin of Buckingham House, Middlesex, Virginia
Born 1629
Hall End, Warwickshire, England
Died 1676
Buckingham House, Middlesex County, Virginia
Resting place Buckingham House, Middlesex County, Virginia
Nationality British
Occupation Planter, Agent
Known for Virginia Planter

Henry Corbin (also Corbyn) (1629–1675/76) was an emigrant from England who went on to serve in both the Virginia House of Burgesses and Governor's Council.

Biography

Corbin was born in 1629 in Warwickshire and immigrated to Virginia in 1654, settling in Lancaster County, which is now part of Middlesex County. The governor and council made him a justice of the county court in 1657.[1] He served in the Virginia House of Burgesses for Lancaster, Virginia in at least the 1659–60 session.[2] In 1663, he was appointed to the Virginia Governor's Council.[3] He remained on the council until his death in 1676.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lyon Gardiner Tyler, ed. (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. 1. Lewis historical publishing Company. p. 128. OCLC 2576742.
  2. ↑ H.R. McIlwaine, ed. (1914). Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1619–1658/59. 2. Richmond: Colonial Press, E. Waddey Company. p. 7.
  3. ↑ "The Corbin Family (continued)". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 29 (3): 374–382. July 1921. JSTOR 4243833. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
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