# Danny Corbett

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{{Short description|American politician (1949–2016)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name                = Danny Corbett
|image               = Press photo of Danny Corbett and Ann Bedsole (front).jpg
|caption             = Corbett (left) with [Ann Bedsole](/source/Ann_Bedsole), 1985
|birth_name          = James Daniel Corbett
|birth_date          = {{birth date|1949|05|01}}
|birth_place         = [Columbus, Georgia](/source/Columbus%2C_Georgia), U.S.
|death_date          = {{death date and age|2016|12|17|1949|05|01}}
|death_place         = [Phenix City, Alabama](/source/Phenix_City%2C_Alabama), U.S.
|office1             = Member of the [Alabama Senate](/source/Alabama_Senate) from the [28th](/source/Alabama's_28th_Senate_district) district
|term_start1         = 1983
|term_end1           = 1994
|preceded1           = [Wendell Mitchell](/source/Wendell_Mitchell)
|succeeded1          = [George H. Clay](/source/George_H._Clay_(politician))
|party               = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
|alma_mater          = [Troy University](/source/Troy_University)
}}

'''James Daniel Corbett''' (May 1, 1949 – December 17, 2016) was an American politician. A member of the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)), he served in the [Alabama Senate](/source/Alabama_Senate) from 1983 to 1994.

== Life and career ==
Corbett was born in [Columbus, Georgia](/source/Columbus%2C_Georgia), the son of James Alphus Corbett and Alice Marie Hallmark.<ref>{{Citation|title=Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1986-1987|date=1986|publisher=Marquis Who's Who, LLC}}</ref> He attended [Troy University](/source/Troy_University), and served in the [Army National Guard](/source/Army_National_Guard). He was a [real estate agent](/source/real_estate_agent).<ref name="a" /><ref>{{Citation|title=Alabama Forests:Volumes 35-37|date=1991|publisher=Alabama Forestry Association}}</ref>

Corbett served in the [Alabama Senate](/source/Alabama_Senate) from 1983 to 1994, representing the [28th district](/source/Alabama's_28th_Senate_district).<ref>{{Citation|title=State Executive Directory|date=March 1994|publisher=Carroll Publishing & Company}}</ref>

== Death ==
Corbett died on December 17, 2016, in [Phenix City, Alabama](/source/Phenix_City%2C_Alabama), at the age of 67.<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/15440321/danny-corbett|title=Danny Corbett|work=Tribute Archive|access-date=November 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article121641297.html|title=Former Alabama legislator Danny Corbett dies at 67|work=[Ledger-Enquirer](/source/Ledger-Enquirer)|first=Larry|last=Gierer|date=December 19, 2016|access-date=November 3, 2024}}</ref>

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Category:1949 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:Politicians from Columbus, Georgia
Category:Democratic Party Alabama state senators
Category:20th-century members of the Alabama Legislature
Category:Troy University alumni

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