Birth Name: Robert Phillips Corker, Jr.
Place of Birth: Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 24, 1952
Ethnicity: English
Bob Corker is an American businessperson and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has been a U.S. Senator from Tennessee, from January 3, 2007, and Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, from January 3, 2015. He was previously Mayor of Chattanooga, from April 16, 2001 to April 18, 2005.
Bob is the son of Jean J. (Hutto) and Robert Phillips “Phil” Corker. He is married to Elizabeth, with whom he has two children.
Bob’s paternal grandfather was Stephen Alfestus Corker (the son of Palmer Corker and Melrose Attaway). Stephen was born in Georgia. Palmer was the son of Stephen A. Corker (Stephen Alfestus Corker), a politician, who was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia, in 1871; and of Margaret Myrtis Palmer.
Bob’s paternal grandmother was named Ruth Phillips.
Bob’s maternal grandfather was William Purcell Hutto (the son of Emanuel Purcelle Hutto and Kate Browning). William was born in South Carolina. Emanuel was the son of James A. Hutto and Georgiana Brown. Kate was the daughter of Charles Marshall Browning and Mary Lancaster.
Bob’s maternal grandmother was Katherine Williams. Katherine was born in South Carolina.
Source: Genealogy of Bob Corker – https://www.geni.com