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John Hollis Bankhead (September 13, 1842 – March 1, 1920) was an American politician and Confederate Army soldier. A member of the Democratic Party, Bankhead served as U.S. Senator from the state of Alabama from 1907 until his death in 1920.
7 lug 2023 · John Hollis Bankhead In addition to serving as a soldier, state legislator, and prison warden, John Hollis Bankhead (1842-1920) was a member of the U.S. Congress for 33 years—first in the House of Representatives and later in the Senate.
14 mag 1996 · When John H. Bankhead left his Tennessee plantation to come to Utah Territory in 1848, 11 black slaves were included in his property list. John H. and his brother, George, joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at about the time the church was making preparations to move to the Great Basin.
John Hollis Bankhead II (July 8, 1872 – June 12, 1946) was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. Like his father, John H. Bankhead, he was elected three times to the Senate, and like his father, he died in office. He served in the Senate from March 4, 1931, to his death on June 12, 1946.
Senator Bankhead died in Washington, DC on March 1, 1920, and is buried in the family plot in Jasper, Alabama. John Hollis Bankhead was inducted into the Alabama Men's Hall of Fame in 1990. Confederate War Hero, Congressman, Statesman.
7 lug 2023 · After a nearly two-year battle in which a Senate subcommittee voted to invalidate the election, the full Senate decided to seat Bankhead. Once there, Bankhead played a key role in writing New Deal policy that was significant to Alabama, a state hit particularly hard by the Great Depression.
14 mar 2022 · Named for John H. Bankhead II, the Alabama politician whose legacy also includes policies that disenfranchised African Americans, Bankhead Highway was forged in the early 20th century as a cross-country motorway.
