Stuart Wallace Connock – [12 Aug 1925-6 Dec 1925] dominated Virginia government finance during the 1970s and 1980s. After earning a degree in economics from the University of Virginia and performing military service during World War II, he started his career in the Virginia Department of Taxation. In 1960, he was appointed Director of Sales and Use Tax and, in 1973, appointed Tax Commissioner. He was appointed as Assistant Secretary for Financial Policy (Director of Planning and Budget; Secretary of Administration and Finance) under Governor Dalton. In 1984, Governor Robb appointed him as Secretary of Finance and he continued in that role under Governor Baliles until he retired in 1990. Later, he served as Executive Assistant for State Government Relations to the President of the University of Virginia and on the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System. He was president of the National Tax Association in 1988. He was a Lecturer at Virginia Commonwealth University.