Jerome Garrett Corbett (January 19, 1917 – October 20, 1997) was an American businessman, baseball player, and politician. Corbett was born in

Hardin, Illinois Hardin is a village in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. The population was 801 at the 2020 census, down from 967 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Calhoun County. Geography Hardin is located at (39.158271, -90.618239). Accord ...

. He went to Hardin High School and then graduated from Routt Catholic High School in

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. He served in the

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during

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. Corbett went to

Saint Louis University Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississip ...

and the

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. He played semi-pro baseball for the

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. Corbett was an automobile dealer and lived in Hardin, Illinois. He was also a grain and livestock farmer. Corbett was also in the real estate business, Corbett served in the

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from 1969 to 1973 and was a

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. In 1973, Corbett was acquitted for violating the Illinois Purchasing Act concerning automobile sales involving the family automobile dealership. Corbett died at St. Mary's Health Center in

Richmond Heights, Missouri Richmond Heights is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri. It is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,603 at the 2010 census. According to Robert L. Ramsay, the name was suggested by Robert E. Lee, who ...

.'Former Rep. Jerry Corbett recalled as 'hard-working,' Alton Telegraph, Steve Whitworth, October 22, 1997, pg. A-11

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