New York State Assemblyman. He graduated from the Albany Academy and the Groton School. Corning attended Yale University, graduating in 1942 with a bachelor of arts degree (cum laude). He was a Lieutenant in the Navy during World War II, and served primarily in the Pacific Theater. Corning was active in the insurance business, and was Vice President and and a Director of the Albany Associates agency. He was a member of the board of directors of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and First Trust Company. Corning was a member of the Greater Albany Chamber of Commerce and the Fort Orange Club. A Democrat, in 1954 he was elected to the New York Assembly, and he served from 1955 to 1959. Corning resigned his Assembly seat after sustaining injuries in a car accident. He required extensive hospitalization and several surgeries but did not recover fully. After his accident Corning lived in retirement until his death at his home in Clarksville.
New York State Assemblyman. He graduated from the Albany Academy and the Groton School. Corning attended Yale University, graduating in 1942 with a bachelor of arts degree (cum laude). He was a Lieutenant in the Navy during World War II, and served primarily in the Pacific Theater. Corning was active in the insurance business, and was Vice President and and a Director of the Albany Associates agency. He was a member of the board of directors of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and First Trust Company. Corning was a member of the Greater Albany Chamber of Commerce and the Fort Orange Club. A Democrat, in 1954 he was elected to the New York Assembly, and he served from 1955 to 1959. Corning resigned his Assembly seat after sustaining injuries in a car accident. He required extensive hospitalization and several surgeries but did not recover fully. After his accident Corning lived in retirement until his death at his home in Clarksville.
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