Monongalia County, West Virginia Biography of Robert Luther BROCK ************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor. Submitted by Sandra Reed , May 1999 ************************************************************************** The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume II, pg. Robert Luther Brock, son of the well-known Physician and Baker, Dr. Luther S. Brock, is an interesting example of the vigorous young American who loses no time after leaving college to connect himself with the important responsibilities of business. Mr. Brock is Treasurer of the Mon-Scott Fuel Company and Treasurer of the Sesamine Coal Company of Morgantown. He was born at Morgantown, May 26, 1896, attended City schools, graduating from high school in 1914, and then entered the West Virginia University. He was a student there when the World War came on, and in June, 1917, he joined the West Virginia National Guard, and later attended the Third Officers Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of infantry and from Fort Oglethorpe was sent with other officers to Camp Gordon, Georgia, thence to Camp Pike at Little Rock , Arkansas, and subsequently, to secure a better prospect of getting overseas, joined the Tank Corps and Camp Polk, Raleigh, North Carolina. He was assigned to duty with the Three hundred Fifth Battalion of the Tank Corps. Orders came for the embarkation overseas only a few days before the signing of the armistice. Mr. Brock received his honorable discharge at Camp Polk on January 8, 1919. After returning to Morgantown Mr. Brock resumed his work in the University, was granted his A. B. Degree in 1920, and continued a student in the law department, but after a year abandoned these studies to enter business. He was one of the organizers of the two Coal Corporations of which he is Treasurer, and is now giving his full time to the executive responsibilities of this business. Mr. Brock is a member of the Phi Kappa Psi college fraternity, the Morgantown Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis Club, and Morgantown Lodge No. 411, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. May 25th, 1921, he married Miss Esther Bair, a native of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and daughter of Edward H. and Esther Bair.