James Robinson Corrin

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(1878–1972) was a leader of the Labour party in

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in the early to mid 1900s.

Career

Corrin was born to John Corrin and Elenor Gill in 1878 in The Level, Rushen, Isle of Man. Though trained as a carpenter, he became an accredited local lay

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preacher in 1898. He was a builder of boats and yachts. He founded the

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in 1902. In 1919 he was elected one of four Labour MHK's representing Rushen. He served the Island in

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on the legislative council from 1928 to 1964. As chairman of the Electricity Board (1931-1955), he helped bring electricity to the countryside of the Isle of Man. Though he was a pacifist in his early life, he became a member of the

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in 1940. He lived and died in the same home he was born in at the age of 94 on 21 September 1972.

References

1878 births 1972 deaths English Methodists {{IsleofMan-politician-stub