Descendants Clement Corbin » Chester Clemens [Prominent] Corbin (1841-1903)

Persoonlijke gegevens Chester Clemens [Prominent] Corbin 

• Hij is geboren op 25 september 1841 in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.Bronnen 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• Beroepen:
• in het jaar 1880 Shoe Manufacturer.Bron 11
• Chester was a trustee of Brown University and Wilbraham Academy.Bron 12
• Director of Banks & Corporations; New York and Boston, Massachusetts.Bronnen 3, 12
• President of the First National Bank of Webster.Bronnen 3, 12
• Geloof: in het jaar 1889 Elected member of the Wesleyan Association..Bron 3
• Woonachtig in het jaar 1880: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.Bron 2
• Volkstelling in het jaar 1870, Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.Bron 13
• Volkstelling in het jaar 1900, Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.Bron 5
• (Fact (I)) : Chester C. Corbin Library.
• (Founder) : The Associate Founders of the Boston University School of Medicine.Bron 3
• (Medical (Facts Pg)) : d. of a heart attack..
• (Civil) op 23 april 1901: U. S. Passport Application.Bron 7
• (Vital) op 14 november 1866 in Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA: (previously Dudley before 1832).Bron 1
• (Public Office) tussen 1881 en 1882: Chosen member of the Massachusetts Senate..Bronnen 3, 9
• Hij is overleden op 14 maart 1903 in New York, New York, New York, Verenigde Staten, hij was toen 61 jaar oud.Bronnen 3, 9

  (Waldorf-Astoria Hotel)

• Hij is begraven in Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.Bron 4

  (Mount Zion Cemetery) (previously Dudley before 1832)

• Boedelverdeling op 27 oktober 1880.Bron 14
• Een kind van Benjamin Albee Corbin en Lovisa Brown

Gezin van Chester Clemens [Prominent] Corbin

Hij is getrouwd met Augusta E. Smith.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 14 november 1866 te Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, hij was toen 25 jaar oud.Bronnen 1, 3, 4, 9

Kind(eren):

1. Infant Corbin  1876-1876
2. Gertrude Corbin  1869-1871

Gebeurtenis (Children): Their only child died at age 2.Bronnen 3, 4, 9

Notities over Chester Clemens [Prominent] Corbin

Rev. Harvey M. Lawson, Ph.B., B.D., "History and Genealogy of the Descendants of Clement Corbin of Muddy River (Brookline) Mass. and Woodstock, Conn.", 1905, pp. 231-233 #368 "CHESTER CLEMENS CORBIN (Benjamin A., Timothy, timothy, James, James, Clement), b. Sep 25, 1841, at Dudley, Mass.; m. Augusta E. Smith, dau. of Henry and Jane (Sly) Smith of Webster, Nov 14, 1866. Chester C. CORBIN removed to Webster with his parents in 1852, where his father transferred from Dudley the shoe factory which afterwards grew to such size and importance under the firm name "B. A. CORBIN & Son." The son entered upon his business career at the age of twenty-one, as junior member of the firm. Four years later he became the managing member. His father died in 1880, but the son continued the business under the old firm name until 1902, when he sold out all but a nominal interest. He was a man of unusual business ability, equal to the management of great financial interests, with a judgment considered particularly wise and safe, and prodigiously active. Hence, as would be expected, he accumulated wealth, but his main object in life was not to make money. He realized the responsibility of men of wealth and used his money generously and wisely to do good. He was a leading member and supporter of the M. E. Church (Methodist Episcopal) at Webster, in which he was a trustee, steward, and superintendent of the Sunday-school from 1861 to his death. He was a trustee of Boston University and of Wilbraham Academy at Wilbraham, Mass., where he had been a student. He was a member of the board of managers of the Missionary Society of the M. E. Church (Methodist Episcopal) from 1889 to his death in 1903. Here his advice and judgment were greatly appreciated and relied on. He gave freely of his time and wealth to all these causes. After helping earnestly to raise the $200,000 endowment fund for Boston University, when it was finally subscribed he proposed a season of prayer and thanksgiving to God. He was elected a member of the *Wesleyan Association in 1889, where he was very helpful. He was also interested in public affairs and greatly esteemed by his fellow townsmen. In 1881 and 1882 he was chosen as a member of the Massachusetts senate, where he represented his district with ability and dignity and made a fine record. He might have had many other political offices had he cared for them. He was president of the First National Bank of Webster and director in many other banks and corporations in Boston and New York. He was a special member of the firm of Morse & Rogers, shoe dealers at 134-140 Duane St., New York. Mr. Morse says of him, "His was a personality that endeared him not only to the friends who had long known him, but to others whom he only casually met. With strong and decided opinions, he was able to so express them as to give no offense to those who were entirely opposed to his views. He had a wonderful ability to get and hold the esteem of those with whom he came into contact. He was a natural leader, and was a man whose influence was for the world's betterment.

During the latter part of his life he was accustomed to spend his winters in New York. During the last few years he suffered from heart trouble, which caused a partial suspension of his business activities. He died suddenly at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York, March 14, 1903. His funeral was held in Webster, and was doubtless the most impressive which that town had ever seen. All business was suspended during the hour of the funeral and the schools closed. The exercises were conducted by prominent clergymen of the M. E. Church (Methodist Episcopal) and there were in attendance a very large number of Mr. CORBIN's friends from out of town. There was a magnificent array of costly flowers which were afterwards, at the request of the widow, given out to friends. Thus a fitting tribute was paid to the memory of this noble man, who was esteemed and loved by so many.

Dr. Charles Parkhurst, editor of Zion's Herald, who knew both Mr. and Mrs. CORBIN intimately, adds these words in regard to the latter: "No sketch does this grand, wise, and useful man anything like justice, that does not refer to the peculiar relation which always existed between his wife and himself. Their devotion to each other was ideal. To an unusual degree she was the complement and inspiration to his life. . . The unique relation of the most attractive chapter in his life"
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A Brief History of the Boston Wesleyan Association
"The first issue of Zion's Herald appeared in Boston on January 9, 1823, published by the Society for Giving and Receiving Religious Intelligence. The Boston Wesleyan Association was formed in 1831 and purchased the paper to assure its financial stability and continuation as a New England publication "devoted to religion and moral subjects." It has published Zion's Herald since Sep 3, 1833.

The Boston Wesleyan Association was incorporated in 1864. Its charter limits membership to 20 laypersons. Members do not benefit financially from the Association whose only purpose is to publish Zion's Herald.

In order to provide a publication and printing office under the same roof a large granite edifice was constructed on Bromfield Street in Boston. It opened in October 1870. The building also provided rental space. In 1913 the Association moved to 581 Boylston Street, headquarters until the building was sold 70 years later..."

Chester C. CORBIN Public Library
Records of the Chester C. CORBIN Public Library date back to 1867, but there is frequent reference to earlier library efforts, and particularly to a group called the Young People's Library Association.

Apparently this was a forerunner of the Webster Library Association which was formed on March 21, 1867. Dr. Frederick A. Brown was president. There was no library in the beginning, and the Association met in the Selectmen's rooms.

Their first vote was to expend $25 for the purchase of books. The town did not maintain the library, which was formed by a group of interested residents, who paid dues, and otherwise contributed money. Chester C. CORBIN, for whom the present library is named, was an incorporator of the Association and always maintained a great interest in promoting good reading and providing good books for townspeople.

In 1875, the Association took a room in the Tracy Block and held weekly meeting. At this time, non-incorporators were permitted to take books.

The free public library came into being as a town-operated institution on April 1, 1889, following a town meeting at which $1500 was appropriated for this purpose.

Gift of Building
In 1918, Mrs. Chester C. CORBIN, who, with her husband, had maintained a lifelong interest in library work, bequeathed a large sum for the purpose of building and maintaining a public library. This was accepted at a special town meeting and the following committee was appointed to serve as a building committee: John E. Hickey, Myron Freeman, John W. Dobbie, Prentiss Howard and Clarence Nash.

Land was acquired at the corner of Lake street, bordering the High School park. The Chester C. CORBIN Public Library was started in 1920 and completed in 1921 -- one of the finest small libraries in the Commonwealth at the time. It was fully equipped, even to a children's department.

A reception was given to open the building for inspection on July 30, 1921, after the quarters in the Columbia Block had been vacated.

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