William B. Bankhead
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William Brockman Bankhead was an American politician who served as the 42nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1936 to 1940, representing Alabama's 10th and later 7th congressi
Bankhead, c. 1917–1940
William Bankhead (#9) with the 1892 Alabama football team
John H. Bankhead
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John Hollis Bankhead 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 1
William B. Bankhead
…15, 1940, from an abdominal hemorrhage, while still in office. Bankhead was born at the Bankhead plantation in Lamar County, Alabama. His father, John H. Bankhead, was an active politician who had served in the Alabama legislature, and later as U.S. Representative and Senator. His mother was Tallulah James Brockman…
Bankhead in 1910
Tallulah James Brockman