Governor Al Smith Preceded by Herbert C. Pell Profession Business executive Education Yale University Succeeded by Herbert H. Lehman | Preceded by Seymour Lowman Spouse(s) Louise Maxwell Corning Name Edwin Corning Political party Democratic Party Children Erastus Corning 2nd | |
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Born September 30, 1883
Albany, New York ( 1883-09-30 ) Relations Parker Corning (brother)
Erastus Corning (grandfather)
Amasa J. Parker (grandfather) Died August 7, 1934, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States | ||
Edwin Corning (September 30, 1883 – August 7, 1934) was an American businessman and politician from New York. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1927 to 1928.
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Early life
Corning's father was Erastus Corning (1827–1897) and his paternal grandfather was Erastus Corning. His mother was Mary (Parker) Corning, the daughter of Amasa J. Parker. He was educated at The Albany Academy and the Groton School, and graduated from Yale University in 1906. He was an executive at the Ludlum Steel Company in Watervliet, New York, and became its President in 1910.
Political career
He was Chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee from 1926 to 1928. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1927 to 1928, elected on the Democratic ticket with Governor Alfred E. Smith in 1926. In 1928, when Smith planned to run for President, Corning considered a run for Governor, but declined because of ill health. After his term he retired from his business and political interests.
Death and burial
He died on the operating table in Bar Harbor, Maine during a second leg amputation, which was necessary because of gangrene derived from diabetes. He was buried at the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York.
Family
On November 25, 1908, he married Louise Maxwell. and their children were Erastus Corning 2nd, Louise Corning, Harriet Corning and Edwin Corning, Jr. (September 26, 1919 – January 31, 1964).
Erastus Corning 2nd served as Mayor of Albany for over 40 years.
Edwin Corning, Jr. was serving in the New York State Assembly when he was involved in a 1959 car accident. He resigned his Assembly seat, and died without recovering fully.
Edwin Corning's brother Parker Corning served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. His grandfather Erastus Corning also served in Congress.