John E. Brock (Napoleon's World)

John Edgar Brock (July 2, 1928 - March 9, 2017) was a Senator for Sequoyah, serving from 1981 to 1999. Brock was a Nationalist. Before his election, he was an oil and gas executive in Sequoyah City and Tulsa and was the wealthiest member of the Senate for much of his tenure. Brock was reelected twice, only narrowly winning in 1992 as former Sequoyah Governor John Burwin carried his home state in that fall's Presidential election, which Burwin won. Brock is most noted for serving as National Party Conference Chairman from 1991 to 1999, and he was the Nationalist choice to serve as their Ranking Senator on the Blackthorne-Springsteen Commission.

Brock's service on the committee became controversial as he was seen as taking an overly pro-administration stance, and he was later investigated for potentially feeding the Redford White House information during the case. As a Nationalist from the President's home state, he became known as a key antagonist against the Burwin administration. In 1997 and 1998, he was again investigated for potential corruption over dealings with gas interests as a Senator, and he announced he would not seek reelection. He was, ironically, succeeded by Burwin's ex-wife Wendy after the 1998 elections. Brock was indicted on sixteen charges of corruption in federal court in 1999, and served six years in prison after pleading no contest in 2001.