. Jefferson County, Pennsylvania : her pioneers and people, 1800-1915. alf a broad and exact knowledge of the law,combined with his sterling attributes of char-acter, marked him as the most eligible of thecandidates for judicial honors, with the resultthat on November 2, 1915, he was, as alreadymentioned, elected President Judge of thecounty and district. His administration isfully attesting the wisdom of the popularvote, and sustains the high estimate placedupon him in the county which has been hishome from childhood. On the 20th of February. 1877, Tudge Cor-bet was elected a memb
. Jefferson County, Pennsylvania : her pioneers and people, 1800-1915. alf a broad and exact knowledge of the law,combined with his sterling attributes of char-acter, marked him as the most eligible of thecandidates for judicial honors, with the resultthat on November 2, 1915, he was, as alreadymentioned, elected President Judge of thecounty and district. His administration isfully attesting the wisdom of the popularvote, and sustains the high estimate placedupon him in the county which has been hishome from childhood. On the 20th of February. 1877, Tudge Cor-bet was elected a member of the borough coun-cil of Brookville, and in that position servedone term with characteristic fidelity and effi-ciency. With all loyalty he has entered fullyinto the communal life of the borough ofBrookville, and is known for his civic liberal-ity and progressiveness. He has served con-secutively as a member of the directorate ofthe National Bank of Brookville since Jan-uary T2. 1886. and since January 14, , hehas held the office of president of this stanch. i JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 43 financial institution, a position in which hesucceeded William Dickey. In the time-honored Masonic fraternity he has receivedthe thirty-second degree of the Ancient Ac-cepted Scottish Rite, in the consistory at Wil-liamsport; at Altoona he is affiliated with JaffaTemple, of the Ancient Arabic Order of theNobles of the Mystic Shrine; and his YorkRite affiliations are as here noted: HobahLodge, Xo. 276, Free & Accepted Masons, andJefferson Chapter, No. 225, Royal ArchMasons, at Brookville; and Bethany Com-mandery, No. 83, Knights Templar, at DuBois,Clearfield county. He and his wife are mem-bers of the Presbyterian Church of Brook-ville, of which he has been a trustee for manyyears. On Sept. 26, 1876, was recorded the mar-riage of Judge Corbet to Mary A. Darrah, andthey have since maintained their residence atBrookville. where their attractive hojne isknown for its generous hospita
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