[1] She was one of four children born to her parents, including future New York State Senator Theodore Douglas Robinson (1883–1934).
Like her cousin Eleanor Roosevelt, she attended Allenswood Academy, a private finishing school in Wimbledon, England, under the tutelage of Marie Souvestre.
[5] She was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1924, serving two terms, from 1924 to 1927 and from 1931 to 1933 and was a leader in the Republican Party of the state.
Corinne frequently spoke to large crowds and was highly effective and influential due to her stature, position and intelligence.
On June 10, 1936, Alsop addressed the 1936 Republican National Convention, seconding the nomination of Kansas Governor Alfred M.
[6] Together, they had four children: Joseph Wright Alsop IV died in March 1953, and she married a second time to insurance magnate Francis W. Cole in 1956.