American politician and United States Navy sailor (1930–2021)
Bill Brock
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 McLaughlin
8th United States Trade Representative
In office January 23, 1981 – April 29, 1985
President
Ronald Reagan
Preceded by
Reubin Askew
Succeeded by
Clayton Yeutter
Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office January 14, 1977 – January 20, 1981
Preceded by
Mary Louise Smith
Succeeded by
Richard Richards
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
Personal details
Born
William Emerson Brock III
(1930-11-23)November 23, 1930 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Died
March 25, 2021(2021-03-25) (aged 90) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouses
Laura Handly
(m. 1957; died 1985)
Sandra Schubert
(m. 2000)
Children
4
Education
Washington and Lee University (BA)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Navy
Years of service
1953–1956
William Emerson Brock III (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021) was an American Republican politician who served in both chambers of the United States Congress from 1963 to 1977 and later in the United States Cabinet from 1981 to 1987. He was the grandson of William Emerson Brock Sr., a Democratic U.S. senator who represented Tennessee from 1929 to 1931.
William Emerson Brock III (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021) was an American Republican politician who served in both chambers of the United States...
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the record of one-term incumbent Sen. BillBrock, heir to a Chattanooga candy fortune. Sasser emphasized Brock's connections to former President Richard...
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won re-election to a fourth term. Paul Sarbanes, incumbent U.S. Senator BillBrock, former U.S. Secretary of Labor and former U.S. Senator from Tennessee...
replace BillBrock, who was elected to the United States Senate. He won a very close race in November, undoubtedly aided by coattails of Brock and the...
November 3, 1970. Republican BillBrock defeated Democratic incumbent Albert Gore, Sr. who ran for a fourth term. With Brock's victory, Republicans held...
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Evans with 1% each, and BillBrock with 0% James Buckley with 3%, Edward Brooke with 2%, Daniel Evans with 1%, and BillBrock with 0% James Buckley with...
Reagan raised taxes. The bill doubled the federal cigarette tax, rescinded a portion of the corporate tax cuts from the 1981 tax bill, and according to Paul...
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name recognition, he lost the nomination to United States Representative BillBrock, who then defeated the incumbent Senator Albert Gore, Sr. in the general...
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the seat, defeating Democrat Richard P. Lorber. Incumbent Republican BillBrock ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic challenger...
succeeded William E. Brock, who was named Secretary of Labor. While holding the position Yeutter helped pass the 1988 Trade Bill through Congress, completed...
Tennessee took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator BillBrock ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by Democratic challenger...
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Carter had prevented passage of the bill due to concerns about the deficit. Reagan made passage of the Kemp–Roth bill his top domestic priority upon taking...
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Undersecretary Ann Dore McLaughlin, a Chatham, N. J., native, to succeed William E. Brock as secretary of labor and bring a woman back into his Cabinet... The former...