On September 2, 1929, the Governor of Tennessee, Henry Hollis Horton, appointed Brock to the vacancy in the U.S. Senate caused by the death of Lawrence D. Tyson; Horton had first offered the appointment to former Senator Luke Lea, who declined. On November 4, 1930, Brock was elected to the balance of this term. He did not run for the full six-year term that was on the ballot at the same time, and his service as a U.S. senator ended on March 3, 1931. He was succeeded by Cordell Hull.
After leaving the Senate, Brock returned to his Chattanooga candy manufacturing business and remained involved in its operation until his death in 1950. He was buried at Forest Hills Cemetery in Chattanooga.
william, brock, grandson, also, senator, bill, brock, william, emerson, brock, march, 1872, august, 1950, democratic, united, states, senator, from, tennessee, from, 1929, 1931, united, states, senatorfrom, tennesseein, office, september, 1929, march, 1931appo. For his grandson also a senator see Bill Brock William Emerson Brock March 14 1872 August 5 1950 was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1929 to 1931 William E BrockUnited States Senatorfrom TennesseeIn office September 2 1929 March 3 1931Appointed byHenry Hollis HortonPreceded byLawrence TysonSucceeded byCordell HullPersonal detailsBorn 1872 03 14 March 14 1872Mocksville North Carolina USDiedAugust 5 1950 1950 08 05 aged 78 Chattanooga Tennessee USPolitical partyDemocraticThis article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Life and career editBrock was born in Davie County North Carolina the son of Mary Ann Howell and Richard Emerson Brock 1 He attended public school and engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1894 He then moved to Winston Salem North Carolina and became a clerk in a general store From 1896 until 1901 he worked as a tobacco salesman In 1909 he moved to Chattanooga Tennessee In Chattanooga Brock became involved in candy manufacturing and also had involvements in insurance and banking interests He became a trustee of the former University of Chattanooga now the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Emory and Henry College and also Martha Washington College On September 2 1929 the Governor of Tennessee Henry Hollis Horton appointed Brock to the vacancy in the U S Senate caused by the death of Lawrence D Tyson Horton had first offered the appointment to former Senator Luke Lea who declined On November 4 1930 Brock was elected to the balance of this term He did not run for the full six year term that was on the ballot at the same time and his service as a U S senator ended on March 3 1931 He was succeeded by Cordell Hull After leaving the Senate Brock returned to his Chattanooga candy manufacturing business and remained involved in its operation until his death in 1950 He was buried at Forest Hills Cemetery in Chattanooga Brock s grandson William Emerson Brock III was a Republican member of the U S House of Representatives and a U S senator from Tennessee References editUnited States Congress William E Brock id B000850 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress William Emerson Brock 1872 1950 at Political Graveyard Brock William Emerson NCpedia External links edit nbsp Media related to William Emerson Brock at Wikimedia CommonsParty political officesPreceded byLawrence Tyson Democratic nominee for U S Senator from Tennessee Class 2 1930 Succeeded byCordell HullU S SenatePreceded byLawrence D Tyson U S senator Class 2 from Tennessee1929 1931 Served alongside Kenneth D McKellar Succeeded byCordell Hull nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress nbsp This Tennessee politician related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William E Brock amp oldid 1160500958, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
