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Bill Brock

1930 - 2021

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William Emerson "Bill" Brock III (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021) was an American politician from Tennessee who served in both chambers of the United States Congress as a member of the United States House of Representatives for four terms representing Tennessee's 3rd congressional district from 1963 to 1971 and as a member of the United States Senate for one term from 1971 to 1977. He later served as the 50th Chair of the Republican National Committee from 1977 to 1981 and in the Cabinet of the United States from 1981 to 1987 under President of the United States Ronald Reagan as the 8th United States Trade Representative from 1981 to 1985 and as the 18th United States Secretary of Labor from 1985 to 1987. He was the grandson of William E. Brock, a member of the Democratic Party who served as a member of the U.S. Senate from the state of Tennessee from 1929 to 1931. He was a member of the Republican Party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Brock is the 18,769th most popular politician (down from 18,059th in 2024), the 15,816th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,122nd in 2019) and the 1,266th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bill Brock ranks 18,769 out of 19,576. Before him are Pia Olsen Dyhr, Luigi de Magistris, Anna Gomis, Sébastien Lecornu, Somjit Jongjohor, and Ralph Northam. After him are John Healey, Catarina Martins, Pete Stark, Krzysztof Bosak, Thomas Menino, and Leonid Volkov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Bill Brock ranks 641. Before him are Timothy Findley, Wendy Beckett, Basu Chatterjee, Tom Mboya, Indrani Rahman, and Ronnie Corbett. After him are Grace Ogot, Windsor Davies, Joni James, Cathryn Damon, Terry Nation, and Lawton Chiles. Among people deceased in 2021, Bill Brock ranks 717. Before him are Minna Aaltonen, Sean Lock, Dustin Diamond, Georgi Dimitrov, Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, and Biz Markie. After him are Agnes Tirop, Zhang Enhua, Kathleen Heddle, Mort Sahl, Johnny Crawford, and Alcee Hastings.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Brock ranks 15,823 out of 20,380. Before him are John Tempesta (1964), Sterling Campbell (1964), William Gargan (1905), Ralph Northam (1959), Blanchard Ryan (1967), and David Grann (1967). After him are Matt Shakman (1975), Kevin Love (1988), Samuel Page (1976), Dan Majerle (1965), AnnaLynne McCord (1987), and Ric Roman Waugh (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Bill Brock ranks 1,266. Before him are Mike Rounds (1954), Claire McCaskill (1953), Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (1969), Tammy Baldwin (1962), Maria Cantwell (1958), and Ralph Northam (1959). After him are Pete Stark (1931), Thomas Menino (1942), Bob Corker (1952), Roy Moore (1947), Anthony Weiner (1964), and Anna Eshoo (1942).

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