Brock Adams

Brockman Adams
United States Senator from Washington
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Slade Gorton
Succeeded by	Patty Murray
5th United States Secretary of Transportation
In office January 23, 1977 – July 20, 1979
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr.
Succeeded by	Neil Goldschmidt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 7th district
In office January 3, 1965 – January 22, 1977
Preceded by	K. William Stinson
Succeeded by	John E. Cunningham
Personal details
Born	(1927-01-13)January 13, 1927 Atlanta, Georgia
Died	September 10, 2004(2004-09-10) (aged 77) Stevensville, Maryland
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mary Elizabeth Adams
Alma mater	University of Washington Harvard Law School
Profession	Politician, Lawyer
Military service
Branch/service	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 died from Parkinson's disease in Stevensville, Maryland, aged 77.^[1]

References

1. Daly, M. (September 10, 2004). "Former U.S. Sen. Brock Adams dies at 77". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 3, 2009.

Other websites

• Voting record maintained by the Washington Post Archived 2006-03-15 at the Wayback Machine