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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name=Kilmer Blaine Corbin | | name=Kilmer Blaine Corbin | ||
| − | | office=[[Texas]] State Senator for District 28 | + | | office=[[Texas]] State Senator for<br> District 28 (Twenty-four<br> West Texas counties) |
| − | | term_start = | + | | term_start=1949 |
| term_end=1957 | | term_end=1957 | ||
| preceded=Keith F. Kelly | | preceded=Keith F. Kelly | ||
| succeeded=[[Preston Smith]] | | succeeded=[[Preston Smith]] | ||
| − | | party=[[Democratic Party| | + | | party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
| birth_date=June 18, 1919 | | birth_date=June 18, 1919 | ||
| birth_place=Lampasas County, Texas, [[United States|USA]] | | birth_place=Lampasas County, Texas, [[United States|USA]] | ||
Resident of [[Lubbock]], Texas | Resident of [[Lubbock]], Texas | ||
| death_date=January 7, 1993 (aged 73) | | death_date=January 7, 1993 (aged 73) | ||
| + | | resting_place=Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock | ||
| spouse=Alma LaMerle Scott Corbin | | spouse=Alma LaMerle Scott Corbin | ||
| − | |children=Barry Corbin (actor) | + | |children=Barry Corbin (actor) |
Kilmer Blaine Corbin, Jr.<br> | Kilmer Blaine Corbin, Jr.<br> | ||
| − | Jane Corbin _____ | + | Jane Corbin _____<br> |
| − | | alma_mater =Lamesa (Texas) High | + | '''Parents''':<br> |
| + | Leonard Ernest and Georgia L. Weaver Corbin | ||
| + | | alma_mater=Lamesa (Texas) High School | ||
[[Texas Tech University]] | [[Texas Tech University]] | ||
[[University of Texas at Austin]] | [[University of Texas at Austin]] | ||
| − | | occupation = [[Attorney]]}} | + | | occupation=[[Attorney]]}} |
| − | ''Kilmer Blaine Corbin, Sr.''' (June 18, 1919 – January 7, 1993), the father of [[actor]] Barry Corbin, was an [[attorney]] in [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]], who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in the Texas State Senate for District 28 for two terms from 1949 to 1957. | + | '''Kilmer Blaine Corbin, Sr.''' (June 18, 1919 – January 7, 1993),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28801935/kilmer-blaine-corbin|title=Kilmer Blaine Corbin|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref> the father of [[actor]] Barry Corbin, was an [[attorney]] in [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]], who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in the Texas State Senate for District 28 for two terms from 1949 to 1957. |
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| − | Corbin resided in Lamesa in Dawson County and later moved to Lubbock, where he graduated from Texas Technological College (now [[Texas Tech University]]). He obtained a law degree from the [[University of Texas at Austin]] and served for a time as a [[judge]]. He was married to the former Alma LaMerle Scott (1918–1994). The couple had three children, Barry, Blaine, Jr., and Jane. Corbin had been a school principal early in his career, and his wife was a teacher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0179224/bio|title=Biography for Barry Corbin|publisher= | + | ==Biography== |
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| − | Corbin's ancestors lived in [[Virginia]] and then [[Mississippi]] before they relocated in the 1920s to Lampasas County, Texas. They then moved to Lamesa (pronounced LUH MEESA), where Corbin was reared and lived the first part of his life. In the state Senate, Corbin represented a swath of twenty-four West Texas counties. He was defeated in the 1956 primary by theater owner and future [[Governor]] [[Preston Smith]] of Lubbock. Barry Corbin said that his father's defeat for a third term in the Senate soured him on elected office. Barry Corbin’s website says that Kilmer Corbin was at twenty-six the youngest state senator in 1949. However, this is disputed because Kilmer Corbin was born in 1919 and hence turned thirty in 1949.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barrycorbin.com/biography_1.htm|title=Barry Corbin biography|publisher=barrycorbin.com|accessdate= | + | Corbin was the son of Leonard Ernest Corbin (1890-1965) and the former Georgia L. Weaver (1894-1921), who died when Kilmer was two years of age. Corbin resided in Lamesa in Dawson County and later moved to Lubbock, where he graduated from Texas Technological College (now [[Texas Tech University]]). He obtained a law degree from the [[University of Texas at Austin]] and served for a time as a [[judge]]. He was married to the former Alma LaMerle Scott (1918–1994). The couple had three children, Barry, Blaine, Jr., and Jane. Corbin had been a school principal early in his career, and his wife was a teacher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0179224/bio|title=Biography for Barry Corbin|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref> |
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| − | Corbin was an alternate delegate to the 1944 [[Democratic National Convention]] held in [[Chicago]], which nominated the [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]/[[Harry S Truman]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coots-corbly.html|title=Kilmer B. Corbin|publisher= | + | Corbin's ancestors lived in [[Virginia]] and then [[Mississippi]] before they relocated in the 1920s to Lampasas County, Texas. They then moved to Lamesa (pronounced LUH MEESA), where Corbin was reared and lived the first part of his life. In the state Senate, Corbin represented a swath of twenty-four West Texas counties. He was defeated in the 1956 primary by theater owner and future [[Governor]] [[Preston Smith]] of Lubbock. Barry Corbin said that his father's defeat for a third term in the Senate soured him on elected office. Barry Corbin’s website says that Kilmer Corbin was at twenty-six the youngest state senator in 1949. However, this is disputed because Kilmer Corbin was born in 1919 and hence turned thirty in 1949.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barrycorbin.com/biography_1.htm|title=Barry Corbin biography|publisher=barrycorbin.com|accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref> |
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| − | ==References== | + | Corbin was an alternate delegate to the 1944 [[Democratic National Convention]] held in [[Chicago]], which nominated the [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]/[[Harry S Truman]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coots-corbly.html|title=Kilmer B. Corbin|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref> |
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| + | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Politicians]] | [[Category:Politicians]] | ||
[[Category:State Senators]] | [[Category:State Senators]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Judges]] | ||
[[Category:Democrats]] | [[Category:Democrats]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:52, May 12, 2020
| Kilmer Blaine Corbin | |
| In office 1949 – 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Keith F. Kelly |
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| Succeeded by | Preston Smith |
| Born | June 18, 1919 Lampasas County, Texas, USA Resident of Lubbock, Texas |
| Died | January 7, 1993 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Alma LaMerle Scott Corbin |
| Children | Barry Corbin (actor)
Kilmer Blaine Corbin, Jr. |
| Alma mater | Lamesa (Texas) High School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Kilmer Blaine Corbin, Sr. (June 18, 1919 – January 7, 1993),[1] the father of actor Barry Corbin, was an attorney in Lubbock, Texas, who served as a Democrat in the Texas State Senate for District 28 for two terms from 1949 to 1957.
Biography
Corbin was the son of Leonard Ernest Corbin (1890-1965) and the former Georgia L. Weaver (1894-1921), who died when Kilmer was two years of age. Corbin resided in Lamesa in Dawson County and later moved to Lubbock, where he graduated from Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University). He obtained a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin and served for a time as a judge. He was married to the former Alma LaMerle Scott (1918–1994). The couple had three children, Barry, Blaine, Jr., and Jane. Corbin had been a school principal early in his career, and his wife was a teacher.[2]
Corbin's ancestors lived in Virginia and then Mississippi before they relocated in the 1920s to Lampasas County, Texas. They then moved to Lamesa (pronounced LUH MEESA), where Corbin was reared and lived the first part of his life. In the state Senate, Corbin represented a swath of twenty-four West Texas counties. He was defeated in the 1956 primary by theater owner and future Governor Preston Smith of Lubbock. Barry Corbin said that his father's defeat for a third term in the Senate soured him on elected office. Barry Corbin’s website says that Kilmer Corbin was at twenty-six the youngest state senator in 1949. However, this is disputed because Kilmer Corbin was born in 1919 and hence turned thirty in 1949.[3]
Corbin was an alternate delegate to the 1944 Democratic National Convention held in Chicago, which nominated the Franklin D. Roosevelt/Harry S Truman ticket.[4]
References
- ↑ Kilmer Blaine Corbin. Findagrave.com. Retrieved on May 11, 2020.
- ↑ Biography for Barry Corbin. Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved on May 11, 2020.
- ↑ Barry Corbin biography. barrycorbin.com. Retrieved on May 11, 2020.
- ↑ Kilmer B. Corbin. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on May 11, 2020.