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Second son of Sir [[family::Robert Corbet]], 4th bart, of [[location::Stoke, Shropshire]], [[occupation::MP]] and [[occupation::courtier]]. BA [[education::Queens' College, Cambridge]] 1731, MA 1734; [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Adderley, Shropshire]]. He succeeded his elder brother [[family::William Corbet|William]] as 6th baronet in 1748; the baronetcy expired on his death in 1750. | Second son of Sir [[family::Robert Corbet]], 4th bart, of [[location::Stoke, Shropshire]], [[occupation::MP]] and [[occupation::courtier]]. BA [[education::Queens' College, Cambridge]] 1731, MA 1734; [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Adderley, Shropshire]]. He succeeded his elder brother [[family::William Corbet|William]] as 6th baronet in 1748; the baronetcy expired on his death in 1750. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:53, 28 December 2020
Sir Henry CORBET, 6th bart 1708-1750
Biographical Note
Second son of Sir Robert Corbet, 4th bart, of Stoke, Shropshire, MP and courtier. BA Queens' College, Cambridge 1731, MA 1734; rector of Adderley, Shropshire. He succeeded his elder brother William as 6th baronet in 1748; the baronetcy expired on his death in 1750.
Books
Corbet used an engraved armorial bookplate, made sometime between 1734 and 1748 (Franks 6846); the extent and disposition of his library are not known.
Sources
- Corbet baronets, Wikipedia.
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.
- Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922.