Bill Brock

Bill Brock

William "Bill" Emerson Brock III (born November 23, 1930 in Chattanooga , Tennessee ) is a former American politician . He represented the state of Tennessee in both chambers of Congress and was a member of the United States Cabinet from 1981 to 1987 .

biography

After attending McCallie High School in Chattanooga, he studied at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia , graduating in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science degree in commercial management (BS Commerce). He then completed his military service in the United States Navy until 1956 .

He began his political career in 1962 when he was elected as a candidate for the Republican Party for a member of the US House of Representatives. There he represented the third constituency of Tennessee from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1971 , making him the first Republican in 40 years to win this district.

On January 3, 1971, he became a US Senator and as such represented Tennessee's interests in the US Senate for a term until January 3, 1977. He succeeded Senator Albert Gore and again became the first Republican since 1875 to hold this Senate seat won against a Democrat . From 1977 to 1981 he was the successor to Mary Louise Smith Chairman of the Republican National Committee , the national governing body of the Republican Party.

After the inauguration of US President Ronald Reagan in 1981 he was appointed to the cabinet of the United States as a trade representative . After Ray Donovan as at March 15, 1985 Secretary of Labor ( Secretary of Labor had to resign), Brock was on 29 April 1985 his successor and retained the post of labor minister until October 31, 1987th

After retiring from politics, he was also a member of the Board of Trustees ( Board of Trustees ) of the Caring Institute in Washington, DC , consultant and trustee of the Center for Strategic and International Studies , adviser to the Council for a Community of Democracies and member of the Honorary Council of the Washington Center . He is also a member of the American Legion , the veterans' organization of the United States Army .

His grandfather William Emerson Brock was also a US Senator for Tennessee as a representative of the Democratic Party.

Web links

• Bill Brock in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Bill Brock in nndb (English)
• Bill Brock in the Miller Center of Public Affairs of the University of Virginia (English)