William Corbett (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Corbett (politician)

Governor of Guam

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1902

Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 17-Apr-1971

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

William T.
Corbett (1902 – April 17, 1971) was a United States Department of the Interior attorney who served as Secretary of Guam under Ford Quint Elvidge, and later became as the interim Governor of Guam from May 19, 1956, to October 2, 1956.
He was the brother of Representative Robert J.
Corbett.
Graduating from the University of Pittsburgh College of Arts and Sciences in 1924 and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1927, Corbett opened a private workers' compensation law firm before joining the Department of the Interior.
He died on April 17, 1971, at the Northern Virginia Doctors Hospital at the age of 69.