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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 de jul. de 2023 · John Hollis Bankhead (1842-1920) was a Confederate veteran, state legislator, prison warden, and U.S. congressman for 33 years. He was also the father of several prominent Alabamians, including Tallulah Bankhead, a famous actress and writer.
14 de may. de 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 was inducted into the Alabama Men's Hall of Fame in 1990. Confederate War Hero, Congressman, Statesman.
Early life. Tallulah Bankhead aged 15 (second from left), with grandfather John H. Bankhead (far left), father William B. Bankhead (second from right), and elder sister Eugenia Bankhead (far right) circa 1917. "Sunset", the Bankhead house in Jasper, Alabama, where Tallulah and her sister grew up.
John Hollis Bankhead (13 de septiembre de 1842 - 1 de marzo de 1920) fue un político estadounidense y soldado del ejército confederado. Miembro del Partido Demócrata, Bankhead se desempeñó como senador estadounidense por el estado de Alabama desde 1907 hasta su muerte en 1920.
7 de jul. de 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.
