Background
William Emerson Brock was born on November 23, 1930 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. He was a son of William E. and Myra (Kruesi) Brock.
William Emerson Brock was born on November 23, 1930 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. He was a son of William E. and Myra (Kruesi) Brock.
He is a 1949 graduate of McCallie School and a 1953 graduate of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, in 1953.
From April 29, 1985 to October 31, 1987 he served as the 18th United States Secretary of Labor.
On January 11, 1957 he married Laura Handly. In 1985 he died. They have four children: William, Oscar, Laura, John. On December 5, 1986 he married Sandra Schubert Mitchell.