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Knox corbett biography

          Johnston Knox Corbett was elected to two one year terms as mayor of Tucson, Arizona.

        1. Johnston Knox Corbett was elected to two one year terms as mayor of Tucson, Arizona.
        2. Knox Corbett was appointed assistant Postmaster.
        3. Biography.
        4. Corbett said he was born in Los Angeles on Sept.
        5. Knox Corbett was a mayor of Tucson and his wife, Lizzie Hughes Corbett, was the daughter of Tucson City Council member Samuel C. Hughes.

          6. Biography.!

          Johnston Knox Corbett

          American politician (1861–1934)

          Johnston Knox Corbett

          In office
          January 4, 1915 – January 2, 1917
          Preceded byIra Erven Huffman
          Succeeded byOlva Clayton Parker
          Born(1861-06-20)June 20, 1861
          Sumter, South Carolina
          DiedApril 22, 1934(1934-04-22) (aged 72)
          Tucson, Arizona
          Resting place
          • Evergreen Cemetery
          • Tucson, Arizona
          Political partyRepublican
          Spouses
          • Elizabeth "Lizzie" née Hughes
          • ( - April 22, 1934 his death)
          Residence(s)Tucson, Arizona

          Johnston Knox Corbett (June 20, 1861 – April 22, 1934) was elected to two one year terms as mayor of Tucson, Arizona.

          He served from January 1915 to January 1917.

          Biography

          J. Knox Corbett was born June 20, 1861, at Sumter, South Carolina. His paternal grandfather was a native of Scotland, but his maternal ancestors had been in America for several generations, and some of them fought for independence in the Revolu