Background
Corbitt, James Howard was born on April 29, 1869 in Boykins, Southampton County, Virginia, United States. Son of James Madison and Martha Ann (Whitney) Corbitt.
Corbitt, James Howard was born on April 29, 1869 in Boykins, Southampton County, Virginia, United States. Son of James Madison and Martha Ann (Whitney) Corbitt.
Student Richmond (Virginia) College (new University of Richmond), 1886-1888. Bachelor of Arts, B.Ph., University of Virginia, 1892, Master of Arts, 1893, student Law Department, 1897-1898.
Instructor in natural philosophy, University of Virginia, 1891-1897. Admitted to Virginia bar, 1898, Georgia bar, 1899. Practiced In Atlanta, Georgia., 1899-1900, Suffolk, Virginia, since 1900.
Division counsel Virginian Railway Company.
Assistant director counsel Southern Railway Company. District counsel South.A.L. Railway, counsel North.&West. Railway, A.C.L. Railroad Company.
Member Alumni Board Trustees, University of Virginia. Member of the board of visitors, University of Virginia, since 1934. Member Virginia State Bar Association (president 1927-1928), American Bar Association (Board of Governors 1936-1938.
Clubs: Virginia (Norfolk).
Married Roberta Clifford Ansley, November 26, 1902. Children: Roberta Ansley (Mistress Tomlin Braxton Horsley), Anne Middleton (Mistress Lamar Wight Little), Harriet Whitney.