Thomas Corbett (1846-1917)
Thomas Corbett (c1846-1917) of Thomas Corbett
c1846 Born the son of Samuel Corbett and his wife Elizabeth Wycherley
1917 Died. 'Alderman Thomas Corbett, former Mayor of Shrewsbury, died suddenly from heart failure at his residence, “Cotonhurst,” Shrewsbury, on Friday, aged 74. He was principal of the Perseverance Iron Works, Shrewsbury, and the agricultural implements he invented gained nearly a thousand 'Royal' and other first prize*. Mr. Corbett was a familiar figure at all the leading agricultural shows, and was gold medallist of various colonial and continental societies.'[1]
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- ↑ Chester Chronicle - Saturday 14 July 1917