Political Career
In Portland, Corbett was selected as city treasurer, and later was a member of the city council. Corbett also served as chairman of the Oregon Republican Party's central committee. Corbett was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1866, and served from March 4, 1867, to March 4, 1873. He was not a candidate for re-election in 1873, and returned to Portland where he resumed work on his business interests. On March 6, 1897, was appointed to the U.S. Senate for a second term in the office, set to begin on March 4, 1897. He was appointed after the Oregon Legislative Assembly failed to organize and elect a Senator, however, Corbett was not permitted to qualify and the office went unfilled. Corbett ran for the seat in 1901, but lost.
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