Robert L. Rock

Robert L. Rock
30th Mayor of Anderson, Indiana
In office
1972–1980
Preceded byJ. Ed Flanagan
Succeeded byThomas R. McMahan
50th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
In office
January 11, 1965 – January 13, 1969
GovernorRoger D. Branigin
Preceded byRichard O. Ristine
Succeeded byRichard E. Folz
Member of the
Indiana House of Representatives
from Madison County
In office
November 5, 1958 – November 4, 1964
Preceded byMulti-member district[1]
Succeeded byMulti-member district
In office
November 3, 1954 – November 7, 1956
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byMulti-member district
Personal details
Born(1927-09-08)September 8, 1927
Alexandria, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJanuary 9, 2013(2013-01-09) (aged 85)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary Jo Ferguson
(m. 1956)
ChildrenFour
Alma materIndiana University
OccupationPolitician

Robert L. Rock (September 8, 1927 – January 9, 2013) was an American politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Indiana from 1965 to 1969 and as the Mayor of Anderson, Indiana, from 1972 to 1980. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Indiana in 1968, but lost to Republican Edgar Whitcomb.