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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 · Bankhead, John Hollis In 1881, Bankhead lobbied for and attained the position of warden of the state penitentiary in Wetumpka. As warden, he focused on Alabama’s convict-leasing system, which exploited the incarcerated as cheap labor for private industry.
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.
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.
14 de may. de 1996 · By Deseret News, Twila Van Leer, Staff Writer. 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 ...
John H. Bankhead II (paternal uncle) Walter W. Bankhead (cousin) Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American actress. Primarily an actress of the stage, Bankhead also appeared in several prominent films including an award-winning performance in Alfred Hitchcock 's Lifeboat (1944).
23 de nov. de 2021 · University of Alabama Press, Nov 23, 2021 - Biography & Autobiography - 416 pages. "Deep South Dynasty: The Bankheads of Alabama, 1865-1946 is an epic family biography that reflects the...
