Harry B. Brock Jr.
Harry B. Brock Jr. | |
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Born | |
Died | July 29, 2015 | (aged 90)
Nationality | American |
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Spouse |
Jane (m. 1949) |
Children | 3 (Stanley M. Brock, Barrett Brock MacKay, and Harry B. Brock III) |
Harry B. Brock Jr. (March 31, 1925 – July 29, 2015) was an American banker and philanthropist.
Early life
Harry B. Brock Jr. was born on March 31, 1925, in
Career
Back in Gadsden, Brock first worked as a truck driver for the Brook-Martin Oil Company.[2] He later worked as a car salesman with John Thomas Motors of Gadsden.[2] In 1964, he co-founded the Central Bank and Trust Company (later known as Compass Bank, eventually
He served on the Board of Directors of Marathon Industries and the Daniel International Corporation (now merged with the Fluor Corporation).[2]
He served on the Board of the Alabama Alliance of Business and Industry.[2] He was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor in 1983 and the Alabama Business Hall of Fame in 1993.[1][2][3] He also became an honoree of the Birmingham Business Hall of Fame in 1999.[5]
Philanthropy
Brock sat on the Board of Trustees of
Personal life and death
He married Jane in 1949, shortly after he graduated from college.[1][2] They have three children, Stanley M. Brock; Barrett Brock MacKay; and Harry B. Brock III.[2] Brock died on July 29, 2015.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Alabama Business Hall of Fame Archived 2006-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Alabama Academy of Honor
- ^ a b c Samford University
- ^ a b c Crystal Jarvis, Compass Bank founder Harry Brock shares some secrets to his success, Birmingham Business Journal, March 23, 2008
- ^ Kiwanis Club of Birmingham Archived 2013-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Phillips, Ryan (July 30, 2015) Birmingham banking legend dies. Birmingham Business Journal