Abel Rathbone Corbin (May 24, 1808 - March 28, 1881) was an American financier and the husband of Virginia Grant, making him brother-in-law of Ulysses S. Grant. He was involved in the Black Friday stock market crash of September 24, 1869. May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). ... Black Friday, September 24, 1869, was a financial panic in the United States caused by two speculators efforts to corner the gold market. ... Black Monday (1987) on the Dow Jones Industrial Average A stock market crash is a sudden dramatic loss of value of shares of stock in corporations. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

Corbin was born in Otsego, New York to Eliakim Lyon Corbin and Lodama Corbin. He and Virginia Paine Grant were married on May 13, 1869 in Covington, Kentucky. She was his second wife. They had one child, Jennie Corbin, who died as an infant. Abel Corbin died in Jersey City, New Jersey. Otsego is a town located in Otsego County, New York. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Downtown Covington has many wooded streets and historic buildings Covington is a city located in Kenton County, Kentucky. ... Official website: http://www. ...

References

• PBS's American Experience on Black Friday
• Genealogy of the family of Ulysses S. Grant