Bill Brock
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Bill Brock | |
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18th United States Secretary of Labor | |
In office April 29, 1985 – October 31, 1987 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Raymond J. Donovan |
Succeeded by | Ann Dore McLaughlin |
8th United States Trade Representative | |
In office January 20, 1981 – April 29, 1985 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Reubin Askew |
Succeeded by | Clayton Keith Yeutter |
United States Senator from Tennessee | |
In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977 | |
Preceded by | Albert Gore Sr. |
Succeeded by | Jim Sasser |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 3rd district | |
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971 | |
Preceded by | James B. Frazier, Jr. |
Succeeded by | LaMar Baker |
50th Chairman of the Republican National Committee | |
In office 1977–1981 | |
Preceded by | Mary Louise Smith |
Succeeded by | Richard Richards |
Personal details | |
Born | William Emerson Brock III November 23, 1930 Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Died | March 26, 2021 Fort Lauderdale, Florida | (aged 90)
Political party | Republican[1] |
Alma mater | Washington and Lee University |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1953-1956 |
William Emerson "Bill" Brock III (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021) was a Republican United States senator from Tennessee, having served from 1971 to 1977. Upon the election of Ronald Reagan as U.S. president, Brock was appointed U.S. Trade Representative, a position he had until 1985 when he was made Secretary of Labor.
Brock died from pneumonia in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on March 25, 2021, at age 90.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ United Press International, Ford Lists Possible 1976 Running Mates, Bangor Daily News, January 23, 1976
- ↑ Sher, Andy (March 25, 2021). "Bill Brock, former labor secretary and senator from Tennessee, dies at 90". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
Other websites
[change | change source]- United States Congress. "Bill Brock (id: B000851)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- USDOL biography
- e-archive biography
- William Emerson Brock III Papers Archived 2016-08-10 at the Wayback Machine, University of Tennessee Knoxville Libraries
- Appearances on C-SPAN