Bill Brock

A Representative and a Senator from Tennessee. Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. , November 23, 1930. Attended schools in Lookout Mountain and Chattanooga Tenn. Graduated from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va. , 1953. Served in the United States Navy 1953-1956. Employed by the Brock Candy Co. , becoming vice president of marketing. Member of the board of directors of Brock Candy Co. Elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth Congress. Reelected to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1963-January 3, 1971). Was not a candidate for reelection. Was elected as a Republican in 1970 to the United States Senate and served from January 3, 1971, to January 3, 1977. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1976. Chairman, Republican National Committee 1977-1981. U. S Trade Representative 1981-1985. Appointed Secretary of Labor by President Ronald Reagan 1985-1987. Consultant in Washington, D. C. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate from Maryland, 1994. Was a resident of Annapolis, Md. , until his death on March 25, 2021. Interment in Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.