Greg J. Holbrock
Gregory John Holbrock was an American attorney, politician and one-term member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1941 to 1943.
Early life and education
Holbrock was born in Hamilton, Ohio, the son of George H. and Clara C. Holbrock. His father was a shoemaker by trade who became a successful merchant and partner with his younger brother William G. Holbrock in the Holbrock Brothers Dry Goods store in Hamilton and a branch, Middletown Dry Goods, in Middletown, Ohio.Greg Holbrock attended St. Stephen's parochial school, graduated from St. Xavier High School and attended the University of Notre Dame. He received his Ph.D. from Xavier University in 1928 and his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1932. Greg Holbrock began the private practice of law in Hamilton. He met Bernice A. Heringer at Xavier University and on June 1, 1938, they married; they had five children and 10 grandchildren.
Political career
Holbrock was elected from Ohio's third district as a moderate Democrat to the Seventy-seventh Congress and served one term.He supported $7 billion in aid to Britain, Lend-Lease, and the 1941 amendment to the Neutrality Act to remove restrictions that forbade U.S. vessels from entering combat zones and US citizens from sailing on vessels of belligerents. In 1942, although favored to retain his seat, he was defeated for re-election.