Albert Harold Corbett (December 29, 1887 – April 14, 1983) was a politician in

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, Canada. He served in the

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as a Progressive Conservative from 1958 to 1962. His father,

William Henry Corbett William Henry Corbett (July 6, 1847 – November 25, 1941) was a farmer and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Springfield from 1903 to 1907 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative. Early life and career He was bor ...

, was also a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1903 to 1907. Born in 1887 at Springfield, Manitoba, Corbett was educated at the

University of Manitoba The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba. from 1907 to 1909. He worked as a civil engineer before entering public life, and was District Engineer of the Manitoba Public Works Department from 1916 to 1953. He is given credit for the construction of the highways between Mafeking and The Pas, between Dauphin and Swan River and between the Pas and Flin Flon. In 1915, he married Lillian Caroline Munroe. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 general election, defeating CCF candidate Hilliard Farriss by 105 votes in the Swan River constituency (incumbent

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Ronald D. Robertson finished third). He was re-elected over Farriss by a greater margin in the 1959 election. Corbett was a backbench supporter of

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's government during his time in the legislature. He did not seek re-election in 1962. Corbett died in 1983.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Corbett, Albert 1887 births 1983 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs