| LC control no. | n 87870918 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Corbett, Robert J. (Robert James), 1905-1971 |
| Variant(s) | Corbett, Robert James, 1905-1971 |
| Located | Coraopolis, Pa. Washington, D.C. |
| Birth date | 19050825 |
| Death date | 19710425 |
| Place of death | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. House |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Univ. of Virginia Lib. for Scott, H. Papers, 1925-1977 (Corbett, Robert James, 1905- ) LC data base, 4-28-88 (hdg.: Corbett, Robert James, 1905-1971; usage: Robert J. Corbett) Biographical directory of the United States Congress, viewed Mar. 9, 2015 (Corbett, Robert James, Representative from Pennsylvania; b. Avalon (Pittsburgh), Pa., August 25, 1905; attended the public schools; was graduated from Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa., in 1927 and from University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1929; senior high-school instructor at Coraopolis, Pa., 1929-1938; instructor in the Pittsburgh (Pa.) Academy Evening School in 1938; elected as a Republican to 76th Congress (Jan. 3, 1939-Jan. 3, 1941); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940 to 77th Congress; served on the staff of Senator James J. Davis in Pittsburgh; sheriff of Allegheny County, Pa., 1942-1944; elected to 79th and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses and served from Jan. 3, 1945, until his death in Pittsburgh, Pa., April 25, 1971; interment in Union Dale Cemetery) |
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