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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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1900-02; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
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, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Woodmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1940 (age 66 years, 156
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1903; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1931-46; died in office 1946; 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 (age 73 years, 339
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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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.
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
(speaker).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 1,
1920 (age 77 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Tom Bevill (1921-2005) —
also known as "The King of Pork" —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Townley, Walker
County, Ala., March 27,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1959-66; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1967-97 (7th District 1967-73, 4th
District 1973-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1996.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died, of heart
failure, in Jasper, Walker
County, Ala., March 28,
2005 (age 84 years, 1
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Carl Atwood Elliott (1913-1999) —
also known as Carl Elliott —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Vina, Franklin
County, Ala., December
20, 1913.
Son of George W. Elliott and Lenora (Massey) Elliott.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1942-50; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1949-65 (7th District 1949-63,
at-large 1963-65); candidate in primary for Governor of
Alabama, 1966; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Amvets; Disabled
American Veterans; Lions; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died January
5, 1999 (age 85 years, 16
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Carter Manasco (1902-1992) —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born near Townley, Walker
County, Ala., January
3, 1902.
Democrat. Member of Alabama state legislature, 1931-35; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1941-49.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1992
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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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.
Son of John
Hollis Bankhead II.
Democrat. Lawyer;
board chairman, Bankhead Mining Co.
and Bankhead Development
Co.; president, Mammoth Packing Co.
and Bankhead Broadcasting
Co.; vice-chairman, First National Bank of
Jasper; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1940;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1941.
Died November
24, 1988 (age 91 years, 126
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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