Roy A. Corzine Explained

Office:Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Term Start:1927
Term End:1933
Birth Name:Roy Allen Corzine
Birth Date:22 December 1882
Birth Place:Stonington, Illinois
Death Place:Taylorville, Illinois
Party:Republican
Profession:Farmer, politician
Spouse:Adah Florence (Drake) Corzine[1]
Children:4
Relations:Jon Corzine (grandson)
Alma Mater:University of Illinois

Roy Allen Corzine, Sr. (December 22, 1882  - June 2, 1957) was an American farmer and politician.

Biography

Corzine was born in Stonington, Illinois and attended public schools in Stonington. He attended the University of Illinois and took agriculture courses. Corzine previously worked as a farmer. Corzine served on the board of education for the Stonington Community High School. He went on to serve in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1927 to 1933 and was a Republican. Corzine died at St. Vincent's Hospital in Taylorville, Illinois after suffering from a long illness. His grandson, Jon Corzine, is a businessman who served as Governor of New Jersey and in the United States Senate.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Descendants of Robert Burdick of Rhode Island. 1937.
  2. 'Illinois Blue Book 1931-1932,' Biographical Sketch of Roy A. Corzine, pg. 292-293
  3. 'Ex-Politico Dies,' The Edwardsville Intelligencer, June 3, 1957, pg. 1
  4. 'Around Jon Corzine's Roots, a Casual Indifference to Ethnicity,' The New York Times, Iver Peterson, April 9, 2000