Family Child
Mary Cheronnet Corbin
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4823040 · wikidata
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Austin Corbin
1827-07-11 – 1896-06-04
Life & Legacy
Austin Corbin (July 11, 1827 – June 4, 1896) was a 19th-century American banking and railroad entrepreneur. He consolidated the rail lines on Long Island, bringing them under the profitable umbrella of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR).
He was the owner of Manhattan Beach, a resort in Brooklyn, New York City, from which he barred Jews. He was also the owner of the Sunnyside Plantation in Chicot County, Arkansas, from 1886 to his death in 1896, where he used convict laborers and later brought Italian immigrants to work on the land.
Occupation & Career
journalist, lawyer, businessperson
Education
Harvard Law School
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Harvard Law School
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Family Child
Anna Wheeler Corbin
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4823040 · wikidata
Family Sibling
D. C. Corbin
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4823040 · wikidata
Family Sibling
Lois Corbin
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4823040 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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