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| − | '''William Emerson “Bill” Brock III''' (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021) was a [[Tennessee]] [[Republican]] who served as the state's U.S. senator for one term in the 1970s,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6539 TN US Senate]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> having unseated [[Democrat]] [[Albert Gore, Sr.]], the father of former Vice President [[Al Gore]]. | + | '''William Emerson “Bill” Brock III''' (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021<ref name="Bill Brock, Tenn. senator who rebuilt the GOP after Watergate and became labor secretary, dies at 90">Schudel, Matt (March 25, 2021). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bill-brock-dead/2021/03/25/e8e2e7b2-8d97-11eb-9423-04079921c915_story.html Bill Brock, Tenn. senator who rebuilt the GOP after Watergate and became labor secretary, dies at 90]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref>) was a [[Tennessee]] [[Republican]] who served as the state's U.S. senator for one term in the 1970s,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6539 TN US Senate]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> having unseated [[Democrat]] [[Albert Gore, Sr.]], the father of former Vice President [[Al Gore]]. |
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Revision as of 00:43, April 27, 2021
William Emerson “Bill” Brock III (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021[1]) was a Tennessee Republican who served as the state's U.S. senator for one term in the 1970s,[2] having unseated Democrat Albert Gore, Sr., the father of former Vice President Al Gore.
U.S. House of Representatives
Brock voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964[3] and the Voting Rights Act of 1965,[4] though supported the Civil Rights Act of 1968.[5]
References
- ↑ Schudel, Matt (March 25, 2021). Bill Brock, Tenn. senator who rebuilt the GOP after Watergate and became labor secretary, dies at 90. The Washington Post. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ↑ TN US Senate. Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ↑ H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress