Corbett, John (John F.)
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Epithet: member of Council of State
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001072.0x000039
Epithet: of Add MS 33924
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Epithet: MD, of Lincoln
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Title: 1st Baronet
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Epithet: teacher of French
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John Corbett of Impney, Droitwich, Worcestershire Liberal Member of Parliament for Droitwich, 1874-85 and Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament for Mid Worcestershire, 1886-92. He was a promoter of the local salt industry and owned the Stoke Prior salt works near Droitwich. He was a generous benefactor to various Midland institutions including the University of Birmingham and following his death, his library was presented to the University. This gift, of some 8000 volumes, was particularly rich in county histories and works on art and economics.
Reference: University of Birmingham, Special Collections Department, Online Archive Catalogue (http://calm.bham.ac.uk/DServeA/). Accessed May 2002.
From the guide to the Corbett Autograph Collection, 1685-1901, (University of Birmingham Information Services, Special Collections Department)
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Subjects:
- Great Britain Politics and government 1603-1714
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- Netherlands, Europe (as recorded)
- Shropshire, England (as recorded)
- Yarmouth, Isle of Wight (as recorded)
- Essex, England (as recorded)
- Canterbury, Kent (as recorded)
- Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire (as recorded)
- Drogheda, Ireland (as recorded)
- Coventry, Warwickshire (as recorded)
- Dorset, England (as recorded)
- Poole, Dorset (as recorded)
- Taunton, Somerset (as recorded)
- Yorkshire, England (as recorded)
- Isle of Wight, England (as recorded)
- Southampton, Hampshire (as recorded)
- Kent, England (as recorded)
- Ireland, Europe (as recorded)
- London, England (as recorded)
- London, England (as recorded)
- Weymouth, Dorset (as recorded)
