Hamilton Forbush "Ham" Corbett (December 13, 1888 – May 7, 1966) was a prominent Portland, Oregon businessman and in his younger years was a leading amateur American football player.
[12] In the fall of 1913, he served as an assistant coach under Percy Haughton for the 1913 Harvard Crimson football team.
[13] In May 1917, with the United States entry into World War I, Corbett entered the Officer's Training Camp at the Presidio of San Francisco.
When the war ended, he remained with the occupation forces in Germany, serving as aide-de-camp to Major General James Harbord.
[21] With the death of their grandfather Henry W. Corbett in 1903, the three brothers inherited his businesses,[22] including 27 downtown Portland properties.
[23][24] Today, the Pacific Building, built by Corbett and his brothers, is a historic landmark in downtown Portland.
[24] The real estate holding company owned by the Corbett brothers, sold several of its downtown buildings in 1956.
[26][27] Hamilton Corbett served as President of the Portland Chamber of Commerce and aided many volunteer organisations.