Robert J. Corbett
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Robert James Corbett (August 25, 1905 - April 25, 1971) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Robert Corbett was born in Avalon, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh). He graduated from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania in 1927 and from the University of Pittsburgh in 1929.
He worked as senior high-school instructor at Coraopolis, Pennsylvania from 1929 to 1938, and as an instructor in the Pittsburgh Academy Evening School in 1938.
He was elected as a Republican to the 76th United States Congress in 1938, but was unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940. After his defeat he served on the staff of Senator James J. Davis in Pittsburgh. He was elected sheriff of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and served from 1942 to 1944. He was elected to the 79th United States Congress in 1944 and served from January 3, 1945, until his death in Pittsburgh.
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| Preceded by Peter J. De Muth |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district 1939-1941 |
Succeeded by Thomas E. Scanlon |
| Preceded by Samuel A. Weiss |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district 1945-1953 |
Succeeded by Vera Buchanan |
| Preceded by Harmar D. Denny, Jr. |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 29th congressional district 1953-1963 |
Succeeded by District Eliminated |
| Preceded by J. Irving Whalley |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district 1963-1971 |
Succeeded by H. John Heinz III |
