Historical records matching Senator William Emerson Brock, Sr.
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About Senator William Emerson Brock, Sr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Emerson_Brock
William Emerson Brock, (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.
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=b000850
William Emerson Brock was the owner of the Brock Candy company and a prominent citizen of Chattanooga TN. He was appointed to fill out a term in the U.S. Senate in 1929, ran in 1930 and was elected for a short term, but did not run again. from biography by C.G. Tomlinson, copied from Brock file in Davie Co. library
Senator William Emerson Brock, Sr.'s Timeline
1872 |
March 14, 1872
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Mocksville, Davie , North Carolina, United States
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1903 |
November 5, 1903
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1913 |
June 28, 1913
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1950 |
August 5, 1950
Age 78
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Chattanooga, Hamilton , Tennessee, United States
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August 1950
Age 78
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United States
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