The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-10
JAMES ". BROCK
DIED At MONTPELIER
He Was One of the Capital City's Most
Prominent Men, Having Been Ac-
lively Engaged in Many
Pursuits

| James w Brock. who had been presi
| dent of the Montpelier Savings bank anC
was for many years the Vermont com
mitteeman of the national Republican
committee, as well as a man who haC
always been much interested in the wei
fare of Montpelier, died at his home OF
Main street in Montpelier about . O'Clock
this morning following long illness Of
hardening of the arteries. He had beer
confined to his home but a few weeks.
The deceased was native of Barnet
and WAS born May II, 1889, son OF
William Stewart and Mary Stevens
tWrightl Brock. He was Of sturdy
Scotch ancestry. There were six broth
ers and one sister, all of whom are de-
ceased excepting w. s. Brock of Barnet
He also leaves two children, DR.. w w
Brock of Montpelier and Mrs. Helen
Brock Coburn of Montpelier, and four
grandchildren, three sons of Dr. Brock
and a daughter of Mrs. Coburn. His
wife, Sarah Wells, to whom he was mar
ried in November, 1866 died July |, 1914.
In 1851 he came to Montpelier and en-
tered the employment of Scott & Brooks,
who had general store on State street.
Later he was employed by Brooks &
Deming, after which he went to the store
of G. w. Scott at the head of State
street, now occupied by the Capital Hard
ware company. He was employed by Mr.
Scott until 1861, when he went into the
army and was a sutler for time
During that time he furnished General
Grant with all the cigars he smoked.
The friendship formed then was carried
through life by Mr.. Grant. He then en-
tered the quartermaster's department
under Gen. p 7. Pitkin.
After the war he came back to Mont
pelier and the partnership of Lane, Pit
kin 4 Brock was formed. They made
sawmills and did general woodworking
business Later the corporation of the
Lane Manufacturing company was
formed. He was actively connected with
the company until 1881, when he sold his
interests.
He was one of the incorporating stock
holders and first trustees of the Mont
pelier Savings Bank & Trust company
and was vice president of the company
from July 10, 1877 to February. 1899,
when he was elected president to succeed
he late Homer Heaton, and which office
ne held at the time of his death He was
, vice-president of the Montpelier Ma
,ional bank, president of the Union Mu- !
,ual Fire Insurance company, a director |
n the Montpelier & Wells River and |
Barre & Chelsea railroads, a trustee of |
he Kellogg Hubbard library from its or
a long time commissioner of /
ireen Mount cemetery, president of the /
american Fidelity company for many /
ears.
He represented Montpelier in the House
f Representatives and later was senator
rom Washington county. He was ap-
'ointed sergeant-at arms by Gov W. w.
which office he held for some
ime. He was actively connected with
he Republican state committee for many
ears and was national committeeman
rom Vermont for many years until 1912.
7hen he resigned. However. he attended
very convention until 1916. from the
ime of Grants nomination. He was an
aruest Republican. He was Mason
nd was active in all public affairs for
he good of Montpelier, contributing lib
rally to the support of these He was
specially interested in the young men ,
nd this was more prominently shown in /
Is contribution to the boys of Co. III. II
Probably excepting one or two persons.
e had lived in Montpelier the longest Of
nv person. The confidence which the '
eople had in his business ability was ]
lown by the fact that he settled more {
'tates than any other persons in the I
". Mr.. Brock on Nav 30, 1915. gave I
the town Of Barnet a monument in I
lnor Of the veterans Of the Civil war. j
The funeral will be held Sunday after I
,on At O'Clock. In