The Political Graveyard: Bankhead family of Alabama

Bankhead family of Alabama

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John Hollis Bankhead (1842-1920) — also known as John H. Bankhead — of Fayette, Fayette County, Ala.; Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born in Moscow, Marion County (now Sulligent, Lamar County), Ala., September 13, 1842. Son of James Greer Bankhead and Susan (Hollis) Bankhead; married, November 13, 1866, to Tallulah J. Brockman; father of John Hollis Bankhead II and William Brockman Bankhead; grandfather of Walter Will Bankhead. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1865-67, 1880-81; member of Alabama state senate, 1876-77; U.S. Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1887-1907; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1907-20; died in office 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., March 1, 1920. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
John Hollis Bankhead II (1872-1946) — also known as John H. Bankhead II — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born near Moscow (now Sulligent), Lamar County, Ala., July 8, 1872. Son of John Hollis Bankhead and Tallulah (Brockman) Bankhead; married, December 26, 1894, to Musa Harkins; brother of William Brockman Bankhead; father of Walter Will Bankhead. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1903; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1931-46; died in office 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1936, 1940, 1944 (alternate); candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in the U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., June 12, 1946. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
William Brockman Bankhead (1874-1940) — also known as William B. Bankhead — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born in Moscow (now Sulligent), Lamar County, Ala., April 12, 1874. Son of John Hollis Bankhead and Tallulah James (Brockman) Bankhead; brother of John Hollis Bankhead II; married, January 31, 1900, to Adalaide Eugene Sledge; uncle of Walter Will Bankhead; father of Tallulah Bankhead (actress). Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1900-02; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1917-40 (10th District 1917-33, 7th District 1933-40); died in office 1940; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1936-40; died in office 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Washington, D.C., September 15, 1940. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
- See also Bankhead family of Alabama
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Walter Will Bankhead (1897-1988) — also known as Walter W. Bankhead — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born in Jasper, Walker County, Ala., July 21, 1897. Grandson of John Hollis Bankhead; son of John Hollis Bankhead II; nephew of William Brockman Bankhead. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1940; U.S. Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1941. Died November 24, 1988. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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- See also: congressional biography.

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