NORTHWESTERN IOWA ITS HISTORY AND TRADITION VOLUME II 1804-1926 E. M. Corbett Self-made men, who, beginning life in modest circumstances, have through their inherent ability and their determined effort along rightly defined lines, achieved success and have put the impress of their idividuality upon their community, and who affect for good such institutions as are embraced within the sphere of their usefulness, build monuments more enduring than marble obelisk or granite shaft. To this class unquestionably belongs the gentleman whose name forms the caption to this sketch, for he has literally been the architect of his own fortunes and today stands in the goregront of the able and successful lawyers of Iowa. Edward Maloney Corbett was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on the 25th of December, 1868, and bore the family name of Maloney. His parents died when he was a child of four or five years and he was then sent to the family of William Corbett, a farmer of Cherokee county, Iowa, where he was reared to manhood, taking the family name of Corbett. His early years were devoted to farm work and he attended the district schools. He graduated from the Cherokee high school in 1890 and then entered the University of the Northwest, now Morningside College, where he was graduated in 1894, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He next entered the law school of Iowa State University, where he received the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1896. Immediately following his graduation he came to Sioux City and opened an office in the Security Bank building, where he has been located since. He practiced alone throughout his professional career up to 1924, when his son, Carlton M., entered into partnership with him, under the firm name of Corbett & Corbett. Mr. Corbett has specialized in corporation and probate law and is now recognized as one of the leading and most successful corporation and probate lawyers of the Sioux City bar. In June, 1899, Mr. Corbett was married to Miss Edith Van Sickle, and to them have been born three sons: Carlton M., who was graduated from Morningside College in 1922, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and from the law school of the University of Chicago, with the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence, in 1924, is now in partnership with his father. Edward V. is a student in the South Dakota State University. Stanley M. is a student in the Sioux City high school. Mr. Corbett is a member of Tyrian Lodge, No. 508, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Sioux City Consistory, No. 5, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, and Abu-Bekr Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He belongs to the Sioux City County Club, the Sioux City Chamber of Commerce. He served one term as president of the latter body. he is a member of the official board of the First Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Corbett is prominent in club and social circles, being a member of a number of women's clubs and other organizations. Mr. Corbett is a man of broad views and well-defined opinions, a close student of the great questions of the day, and is a pleasing and effective speaker, being frequently called upon on public occasions. Friendly and cordial in his social relations, he has long enjoyed marked popularity throughout the community. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/