| LC control no. | no2010132867 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Brock, William E. (William Emerson), 1872-1950 |
| Variant(s) | Brock, Mr. (William Emerson), 1872-1950 |
| Birth date | 1872-03-14 |
| Death date | 1950-08-05 |
| Place of birth | Davie County (N.C.) |
| Place of death | Chattanooga (Tenn.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Confectioners Businessmen |
| Found in | A.J. Bell. February 17 (calendar day, February 28), 1931, 1931: p. 1 (Mr. Brock, from the Committee on Claims) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. online, viewed Aug. 16, 2010 (Brock, William Emerson, (grandfather of William Emerson Brock III), a Senator from Tenn.; b. Mar. 14, 1872; d. Aug. 5, 1950) LC database, Aug. 16, 2010 (MLC hdg.: Brock, William E. (William Emerson), 1872-1950) Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, viewed February 29, 2016 (Brock, 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.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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