Brock Adams
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United States Senator from Washington |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Slade Gorton |
| Succeeded by | Patty Murray |
| 5th United States Secretary of Transportation | |
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In office January 23, 1977 – July 20, 1979 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Neil Goldschmidt |
| Chairman of the House Budget Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 |
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| Speaker | Carl Albert |
| Preceded by | Al Ullman |
| Succeeded by | Robert Giaimo |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 7th district |
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In office January 3, 1965 – January 22, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | K. William Stinson |
| Succeeded by | John E. Cunningham |
| United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington | |
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In office 1961–1964 |
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| President |
John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Charles P. Moriarty |
| Succeeded by | William N. Goodwin |
| Personal details | |
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January 13, 1927 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Died |
September 10, 2004 (aged 77) Stevensville, Maryland |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Elizabeth Adams |
| Alma mater |
University of Washington Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1944–1946 |
Brockman "Brock" Adams (January 13, 1927 – September 10, 2004) was an American politician and member of Congress. Adams was a Democrat from Washington and served as a U.S. Representative, Senator, and United States Secretary of Transportation before retiring in January 1993.
Adams was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and attended the public schools in Portland, Oregon. He attended the University of Washington at Seattle where in 1948 he was elected president of the student government (ASUW) and was the first student to both serve in that post and receive the President’s Medal of Excellence as the University’s top scholar. He graduated in 1949 and was admitted to Harvard Law School, where he earned his law degree in 1952.
Adams served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946, and was admitted to the Washington state bar in 1952, opening a private practice in Seattle. Adams was also a member of the American Bar Association.
Adams taught law at the American Institute of Banking from 1954 to 1960, and served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington from 1961 to 1964.
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