Austin Corbin | |
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| Born | July 11, 1827 Newport, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | June 4, 1896 (aged 68) Newport, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery (The Bronx, New York City) |
| Education | Harvard Law School |
| Occupation(s) | Banking and railroad businessman |
| Spouse | Hannah Maria Wheeler |
| Children | Austin Corbin, Isabella Corbin Edgell, Anna Corbin Borrowe, Mary Corbin Champollion |
| Parent(s) | Capt. Austin and Mary (Chase) Corbin |
| Relatives | Daniel Chase Corbin (brother), René Chéronnet-Champollion (son-in-law), Salmon P. Chase (cousin) |
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Austin Corbin (July 11, 1827 – June 4, 1896) was a 19th-century American banking and railroad entrepreneur. He consolidated the rail lines on Long Island, bringing them under the profitable umbrella of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR).
He was the owner of Manhattan Beach, a resort in Brooklyn, New York City, from which he barred Jews. He was also the owner of the Sunnyside Plantation in Chicot County, Arkansas, from 1886 to his death in 1896, where he used convict laborers and later brought Italian immigrants to work on the land.