Adams, Brockman (Brock)

1927 - He was born on the 13th of January in Atlanta, Georgia.

1944 - He served in the U.S. Navy for two years.

1948 - He attended the University of Washington at Seattle where  he was elected president of the student

                 government.

1949 - He graduated from the University of Washington and was admitted to Harvard Law School.

1952 - He earned his law degree in Harvard Law School and was admitted to the Washington state bar.

1954 - He taught law at the American Institute of Banking for six years.

1961 - He served as United States Attorney for the Western Ditrict of Washington for three years.

1965 - He was elected as a Democrat to the House and served six terms beginning on the 3rd of January.

       - He was chairman for the newly created Budget Committee during the 94th Congress, and was

                 considered to be a strong candidate for Speaker of the House.

1977 - On January 22 he resigned to become the fifth Secretary of Transportation.

1979 - After resigning his Cabinet post on July 20, he resumed law practice, this time in Washington, D.C.,

                 where he was a lobbyist for CSX Corporation and other railroad carriers.

1986 - On the 4th of November he was elected as a U.S. Senator, defeating incumbent Slade Gorton

                  and serving for one term.

2004 - He died on the 10th of September due to complications from Parkinson's disease.