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William Brockman Bankhead (April 12, 1874 – September 15, 1940) 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 congressional districts as a Democrat from 1917 to 1940.
7 de jul. de 2023 · William B. Bankhead. Bankhead, William B. William Bankhead (1874-1940) was a member of one of Alabama’s most important political families and served as Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives. He took an active role in passing Depression -era and New Deal legislation and sided with Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt in opposing ...
El bosque bacional William B. Bankhead es un bosque nacional de los Estados Unidos, uno de los cuatro bosques nacionales del estado de Alabama. Protege un territorio de 733 km² y en su interior se encuentra el río Fork Sipsey, el único río de Alabama clasificado como río salvaje y paisajístico nacional. Está situado en el ...
William Brockman Bankhead (12 de abril de 1874 - 15 de septiembre de 1940) fue un político estadounidense que se desempeñó como el 42º presidente de la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos de 1936 a 1940, en representación de Alabama' El décimo y posterior séptimo distrito del Congreso como demócrata de 1917 a 1940.
The William B. Bankhead National Forest is one of Alabama's four National Forests, covering 181,230 acres (733 km 2). It is home to Alabama's only National Wild and Scenic River, the Sipsey Fork. It is located in northwestern Alabama, around the town of Double Springs.
William B. Bankhead, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1936–40), and his actress daughter, Tallulah Bankhead, lived in Jasper. William B. Bankhead National Forest is 15 miles (24 km) north. Lewis Smith Lake, with 500 miles (800 km) of shoreline, provides recreational opportunities. The… Read More
William B. Bankhead and the New Deal By WALTER J. HEACOCK ON A MAY MORNING IN 1935 IN THE JOHNS HOPKINS Hospital in Baltimore a very sick man lay pondering his illness and the long road which had brought him from the hill country of Alabama to his present position of political leadership. Wil-liam Brockman Bankhead, congressman from the seventh ...
