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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeWilliam Emerson BROCK
(1872-1950)
Senate Years of Service:
1929-1931Party: DemocratBROCK, William Emerson,
(grandfather of William Emerson Brock III), a Senator from
Tennessee; born near Mocksville, Davie County, N.C., March 14,
1872; attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits
until 1894; moved to Winston-Salem, N.C., in 1894 and was employed
as a clerk in a general store until 1896; tobacco salesman
1896-1901; moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., in 1909 and became engaged
in the manufacture of candy; also was interested in banking and
various other business enterprises and was director in a life and
accident insurance company; served as trustee of the University of
Chattanooga, Emory and Henry College, and Martha Washington College
for Girls; appointed on September 2, 1929, and subsequently elected
on November 4, 1930, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lawrence D. Tyson and
served from September 2, 1929, to March 3, 1931; was not a
candidate for election to the full term; resumed the candy
manufacturing business until his death in Chattanooga, Tenn.,
August 5, 1950; interment in Forest Hills Cemetery.
Bibliography
Dictionary of American Biography.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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