Joseph Carter Corbin
Joseph Carter Corbin (March 26, 1833 – January 9, 1911) was a journalist and educator in the United States. Before the abolition of slavery, he was a journalist, teacher, and conductor on the Underground Railroad in Ohio and Kentucky. After the American Civil War, he moved to Arkansas where he served as superintendent of public schools from 1873 to 1874. He founded the predecessor of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and was its first principal from 1875 until 1902. He ended his career in education spending a decade as principal of Merrill High School in Pine Bluff. He also taught in Missouri.
Joseph Carter Corbin | |
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Corbin in 1887. | |
| Born | March 26, 1833 |
| Died | January 9, 1911 (aged 77) Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| Alma mater | Ohio University |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, journalist |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relatives | Henry Adams (brother in-law), J.Q. Adams (nephew), Cyrus Field Adams (nephew) |
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