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Isaac Chauncey Lewis - CT State legislator, Mayor of Meriden CT late 1800's, one of the early founders of International Silver Co; many landmarks in Meriden CT bear his surname or other influence.

International Silver Co


George Munson Curtis, A Century of Meriden, Part II, Journal Publishing Co., Meriden, 1906, pp. 354-358.

https://www.nederlandsetinvereniging.nl/wp-content/uploads/101-200/0142/0142_PCCA_bulletin_134_2007_Vol_13_nr_7.pdf

Married Harriet Pomeroy in 1836

Meriden Britannia Company founded 1852

Other business
Corbin was the president of the P&F Corbin Company, the American Hardware Corporation, Corbin Cabinet Lock Company, the New Britain Machine Company, and the Porter and Dylon Company. He was vice president of the New Britain Savings Bank, Director of the Hartford National Bank, the Mechanics National Bank in New Britain, and the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company of Hartford.

Corbin served as warden of the borough of New Britain before its incorporation, and was elected as a member of the city council. He was appointed as head of the Water Commission, where he supervised the expansion of the city's water supply.

He was involved with the South Congregational Church in New Britain and served as the chairman of the Societies Commission.

Early on, Corbin was a dedicated Whig party member. He later joined the Republican Party when it was organized. Although he did not aspire to political life, he agreed to run for office. He was elected to the State Legislature in 1884, and in 1888 was appointed as a member of the Connecticut State Senate.

Death and legacy
Corbin died after a long illness on November 3, 1910 at age 86. At the time of his death, Corbin's companies employed over 1,800 people. They were major manufacturing centers in New Britain, where he had started an automobile manufacturing company, picking up on that new industry. The P&F Corbin Company eventually merged with other local manufacturers and became the American Hardware Corporation. Black and Decker purchased the company in 1989. In 2010, the Stanley Works, also of New Britain, purchased Black and Decker, now called Stanley Black & Decker.

Corbin is buried at Fairview Cemetery in New Britain. In May 1999, the Corbin Monument at the cemetery was noted as the second-tallest private family grave marker in the country. One of the main streets in New Britain, Corbin Avenue, is named after him. The site of the original family homestead is still called Corbin's Corners, but was redeveloped as a shopping center.