Gordon Leroy Corbett

Background

Corbett, Gordon Leroy was born on December 11, 1920 in Melrose, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Winfield Leroy and Lalia Estey (Fiske) Corbett.

Education

AB, Bates College, 1943; Master of Divinity, Yale University, 1948.

Career

Pastor Montowese Baptist Church, North Haven, Connecticut, 1948-1952. Associate pastor First Presbyterian Church, Glen Falls, New York, 1952-1959. Synod executive Synod of Kentucky, Lexington, 1959-1971.

Associate synod executive for Alaska, 1971-1984. Interim synod executive Synod of Lincoln Trails, Indianapolis, 1987-1988. Interim Presbyterian executive Santa Barbara (California) Presbytery, 1991-1992.

Trustee Appalachian Regional Hospitals, Lexington, 1969-1972, Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka, Alaska, 1972-1984. Chairman chaplaincy committee Alaska Christian Conference, 1975-1978, Alaska Pipeline Chaplaincy.

Achievements

• Gordon Leroy Corbett has been listed as a noteworthy Minister by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Thirteen generations of descendants of Robert Corbett who died September 18, 1695 in Woodstock, Connecticut

Membership

Member Santa Barbara Presbytery. Chairman, board directors Encina Royale, Inc., 1997-1998. District chairman Republican Party, Anchorage, 1974-1978.

First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1944-1945, China.

Connections

Married Winifred Pickett, September 7, 1946. Children: Douglas Leroy, Christine, Patricia, Carolyn.

Father:

Winfield Leroy Corbett

Mother:

Lalia Estey (Fiske) Corbett

Spouse:

Winifred Pickett

child:

Douglas Leroy Corbett

child:

Christine Corbett

child:

Patricia Corbett

child:

Carolyn Corbett