Euline Williams Brock (June 2, 1932 - July 1, 2018) was a mayor, educator, and author in Texas. She and her husband Horace Brock had a long affiliation with the University of North Texas. The downtown transit center in Denton, Texas is named for her.[1] She helped establish a scholarship fund for African Americans[2] and light rail service from Denton to Dallas.[3]
Early life edit
She was born Francis Eline Williams in Jamestown, Texas and grew up in Van, Texas.[3][4] She studied at Tyler Junior College before transferring to the University of Texas in Austin and graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1952 and a master's degree in English literature in 1954. She joined the English department of what became the University of North Texas.[4]
Career edit
After going back to school in the late 1960s for a Ph.D. studying the role of African-American politicians in the Deep South during the post-Civil War Reconstruction era, Brock taught history at Tarrant County College and Texas Woman’s University.[4]
She wrote an article on Jewish and Black Reconstruction Era Mississippi Secretary of Education Thomas W. Cardozo describing him as a scoundrel.[5][6]
She served three terms on the city council and was mayor of Denton from 2000 until 2006.[4]
Personal life edit
She married business professor Horace Brock and had three children.[4] She donated to the Clinton Foundation.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Euline W. Brock | North Texan".
- ^ "In memory of former Denton mayor Euline Brock".
- ^ a b "TSHA | Brock, Euline Williams". www.tshaonline.org.
- ^ a b c d e Heinkel-Wolfe, Peggy (2 July 2018). "Former Denton Mayor Euline Brock dies". Denton Record-Chronicle.
- ^ Drago, Edmund L. (1992). Black Politicians and Reconstruction in Georgia: A Splendid Failure. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820314389.
- ^ Brown, Thomas J. (9 November 2006). Reconstructions: New Perspectives on Postbellum America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190291914.
- ^ "Clinton Foundation Donors - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com.