Charles A. Korbly | |
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.jpg) Drawing of Korby inMadison Herald (1914) | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Jesse Overstreet |
| Succeeded by | Merrill Moores |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Alexander Korbly (1871-03-24)March 24, 1871 Madison, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 1937(1937-07-26) (aged 66) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
Charles Alexander Korbly (March 24, 1871 – July 26, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as aU.S. representative fromIndiana from 1909 to 1915.
Charles Alexander Korbly was born on March 24, 1871, inMadison, Indiana.[1][2] Korbly attended the parochial schools of Madison and St. Joseph's College, nearEffingham, Illinois. He worked as a reporter and editor of theMadison Herald. He studied law, wasadmitted to the bar in 1892.[1]
Korbly commenced practice inMadison, Indiana. He moved toIndianapolis, Indiana, in 1895 and continued the practice of law under his father's law firm, Smith & Korbly.[1][2] After his father's death in 1900, he practiced law with Alonzo Green Smith until 1902.[2]
Korbly was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-first,Sixty-second, andSixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915). He served as chairman of the Committee on Railways and Canals (Sixty-second Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to theSixty-fourth Congress. He served as receiver general of insolvent national banks inWashington, D.C., from 1915 to 1917. He served as member of the legal staff of theAlien Property Custodian in 1918. He served with theNational War Labor Board until it dissolved in 1919 and with theUnited States Shipping Board until 1922.[1]
He resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C., in 1922. He also engaged in literary pursuits.
Korbly married Isabel Stephens Palmer on June 10, 1902. She was the granddaughter of Nathan B. Palmer, speaker of theIndiana House of Representatives andIndiana State Treasurer.[2] Together, they had five children: Richard, Charles, Edward, Elizabeth and Mrs. Arthur T. Cain.[2] Later in life, he lived in Mohican Hills (part ofGlen Echo, Maryland).[2]
Korbly died in Washington, D.C., on July 26, 1937. He was interred inMount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[1][2]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 7th congressional district 1909-1915 | Succeeded by |
