# Barney Brockway — Oil! character guide

> Barney Brockway in Oil! by Upton Sinclair.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Brockway

**First appearance:** 0001-oil

## Who they are

A minor character, possibly a worker or local.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned as having placed a henchman in the secret service to act as a fixer for bribes.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/viii)

Government secret service chief involved in disrupting labor movements.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/iii)

Acted as a 'fixer' for the oil men, carrying an account in a Wall Street brokerage to bribe Harding.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/vii)

Fights for survival as the attorney-general's office targets the insurgent senators.

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