in 1788. Corbin served on the House of Delegates's Committee of Propositions and Grievances in several years, as well as several times on the Committees of Commerce (or of Trade), for Courts of Justice, for Religion (in 1786), Privileges and Elections, and of Claims. In the October 1787 legislative session, Corbin proposed a state convention to consider ratifying the proposed federal constitution, and after becoming one of Middlesex County's delegates, he proved a strong supporter of that draft document (Federalist). On June 7, 1788 Corbin delivered a rebuttal to (anti-Federalist) Patrick Henry's objections to the new document, and on June 25 voted against requiring prior amendments before approval. He was also named to the five member committee to prepare a form of ratification, although he was in the minority in voting to prevent states from limiting the Congress's taxing power. Nonetheless, in 1791, Corbin worked to ensure the House of Delegate ratified the first ten amendments to the federal Constitution as suggested by anti-Federalist George Mason in that Convention, and later proposed by James Madison. In January 1789, Corbin became a candidate for the new 7th congressional district, but lost to John Page (1743-1808). His campaigns for a congressional seat also failed in September 1790 and March 1793. Furthermore, although one of three candidates to replace Richard Henry Lee in the U.S. Senate, Corbin received only about 20% of fellow legislators' votes. Personal life In December 1795 Corbin married Ann Munford Beverley, daughter of Essex county planter (and single term delegate) Robert Beverley (1740-1800). They had two daughters and seven sons. Their eldest son, Robert Beverley Corbin (circa 1797-1868), inherited the Reeds plantation and would become the last of the paternal line to sit in the Virginia General Assembly, in his case representing Caroline County in the Virginia House of Delegates as well as serving as colonel of the county militia. The second eldest brother, Francis Porteus Corbin (1801-1876) married a Philadelphia heiress and died in Paris, France, although their son (this man's grandson), Richard Washington Corbin after education in England, returned to Virginia to serve on the staff of CSA General Fields. John Sawbridge Corbin (d. 1883) married Mary Blackwell and lived at "The Glimpse" in Hanover County. Their sister Anna Page Corbin (1803-1885) married Benjamin Franklin Randolph (1803-1889) of Culpepper, Virginia. The youngest daughter, Jane Virginia Corbin (1815-1904), and brothers William Lygon Corbin (d. 1883) and Washington Shirley