Sir Richard Corbet, 4th Baronet

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.

[1] His mother subsequently married Sir Charles Hotham, 4th Baronet.

He told Lord Powis of his decision, and asked him to consider maintaining the Whig interest.