Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Corbet, R. |
Othernames |
Corbett? |
Places of residence |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Notes |
R. Corbet is shown in a group photograph recording the Owen Sound City Council of 1920. See photograph 1960.057.001. According to Melba Croft, "During May [1915] the annual nurse's graduation service was held, with Father Burke chairing the event. Miss E. Wood [sic], Superintendent, presented diplomas. Two graduates were from Owen Sound--Miss Inez Johns and Miss Jessie Willison. Mrs. R. Corbett, a former Superintendent, presented the graduates with pins. The ceremony had become one of the social events of early summer." There was a Robert Corbet who served as a volunteer fireman in Owen Sound in the late 19th-century. In the early 20th-century, there was an event that honoured the "old-time" firefighters of the town: James McLauchlan, Dr. Allan Cameron, Henry Taylor, G. W. Rankin, C. K. Baines, William Hemstreet, Dave Stoddart and Amos Ward were also volunteer firefighters in the late 19th-century. |
Occupation |
Owen Sound City Council (1920) / Alderman |
Publications |
Croft, Melba Morris, GROWTH OF A COUNTY TOWN, , p. 43 (re Robert Corbet volunteer fireman), p. 215 (re Mrs. R. Corbett, sic, 1915 section) |
Role |
Business person |
Spouse |
_________, m. ____ |
