William Emerson Brock

William Emerson Brock

William Emerson Brock (born March 14, 1872 in Mocksville , Davie County , North Carolina , †  August 5, 1950 in Chattanooga , Tennessee ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Tennessee in the US Senate .

William Brock attended the public schools in North Carolina and worked in agriculture until 1894. After moving to Winston-Salem , he became a commercial clerk in a general store. From 1896 to 1901 he was employed as a tobacco seller. In 1909 he moved to Chattanooga, where he worked in confectionery production as well as in insurance and banking. He also became a curator at the University of Chattanooga , Emory and Henry College, and Martha Washington College .

On September 2, 1929, Brock was named a US Senator by Tennessee Governor Henry Hollis Horton . He succeeded the late Lawrence Tyson in Washington, DC and also ran successfully in the by-election for this mandate on November 4, 1930, whereupon he was able to terminate Tyson's current term of office until March 3, 1931. He did not stand for re-election; he was succeeded by the future US Secretary of State Cordell Hull . Brock went back to business and died on August 5, 1950 in Chattanooga.

His grandson Bill Brock also became a politician. He was a Republican for Tennessee in both houses of Congress and served as US Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan .

Web links

• William Emerson Brock in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Emerson Brock in the database of Find a Grave (English)