Gawin Corbin Jr. | |
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| Member of the Governor's Advisory Council of the Colony of Virginia | |
| In office 1775–1776 | |
| Preceded by | John Page |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Member of the House of Burgesses for Middlesex County | |
| In office 1764–1771 Serving with John Smith, Philip Ludwell Grymes, Edmund Berkeley | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Wormeley |
| Succeeded by | James Montague |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1739 Buckingham plantation]] |
| Died | July 19, 1779 Buckingham plantation, Middlesex County, Virginia |
| Nationality | British, American |
| Spouse | Eleanor Tayloe |
| Relations | Richard Corbin(father) Francis Corbin (brother) John Tayloe Corbin(brother) Gawin Corbin Sr.(uncle) Gawin Corbin (burgess) grandfather, Henry Corbyn(great grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Eton Trinity Hall, Cambridge University |
| Occupation | planter, politician |
Gawin Corbin Jr. (December 15, 1739 – July 19, 1779), although trained as a lawyer in England, became a Virginia planter, loyalist militia officer, customs collector and politician who served in both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly as had his father Richard Corbin.[1][2]