William Joseph Corbet

He was also a mental health administrator, author and noted dog breeder.

At the subsequent general election in 1892, he lost his seat to John Sweetman, an Anti-Parnellite, standing for the Irish National Federation, coming third after the Unionist candidate.

[4] However, at the general election in July 1895, at the age of 70, he fought back and won the Wicklow East seat by the narrow majority of 87 votes over the Unionist, the Anti-Parnellite this time coming third.

Corbet was an enthusiastic sportsman from boyhood and owner of a famous breed of Irish red setters.

[citation needed] The Freeman's Journal of 11 September 1911 describes the erection of a memorial tablet to Corbet in St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Kilquade Hill, Kilquade, Greystones, County Wicklow, and also gives an account of his life, political and literary.