Sir Vincent Corbet, 1st Baronet (13 June 1617 - 1657) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons

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  in 1640. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War.

Corbet was the son of Andrew Corbet, of Moreton Corbet

Moreton Corbet

Moreton Corbet is a small village in Shropshire, England, in the civil parish of Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst. Its name refers to the Corbet Baronets, the local landowners....

, Shropshire and his wife Elizabeth Boothby. He was baptized at Morton Corbett on 13 July 1617. He matriculated at Queen's College, Cambridge on 24 October 1634. He was of Lincoln's Inn

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 in 1637.
In April 1640, Corbet was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Shropshire

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 in the Short Parliament

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. He supported the King and was created baronet

Corbet Baronets

There have been six Baronetcies created for members of the Corbet family, four in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. All creations are extinct...

 of Moreton Corbet on 29 January 1642. Moreton Corbet Castle

Moreton Corbet castle

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, the home of the Corbet family was repeatedly damaged during the Civil War

Corbet died at the age of 40 and was buried at Morton Corbet on 21 January 1657.

Corbet obtained a licence to marry Jane Acton, daughter of John Acton, citizen and goldsmith on 15 July 1642. His wife is recorded as Sarah Monson, daughter of Sir Robert Monson, of Carlton, in the county of Lincoln, who was created Viscountess Corbet in 1679