Richard Corbet

Sir Richard Corbet, 4th Baronet (1696–1774), of Longnor, Shropshire, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for 24 years between 1723 and 1754.

Corbet was baptised on 21 May 1696, the eldest son of Sir Uvedale Corbet, 3rd Baronet, of Longnor, Shropshire, and his wife Lady Mildred Cecil, daughter of James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury. He was the grandson of Sir Richard Corbet, MP for Shrewsbury from 1678 to 1681. His father died on 15 October 1701 and he succeeded to the estates and baronetcy. His mother subsequently married Sir Charles Hotham, 4th Baronet. Corbet matriculated at New College, Oxford on 30 June 1713 aged 17. He lived mainly at Shrewsbury, and took an active interest in the business of the corporation.

Corbet died unmarried on 25 September 1774 and the baronetcy became extinct.