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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.
Jul 7, 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.
Jul 7, 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.
May 14, 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 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.
John H. Bankhead, II was the Democratic nominee and Tom Heflin sought reelection in the general election as a “Jeffersonian Democrat”. Bankhead beat Heflin easily, although Tom Heflin challenged the results, claiming voter fraud on an epic scale.
Mar 14, 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.
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.
John Hollis Bankhead (born September 13, 1842; died March 1, 1920) was a U.S. senator from Jasper. He was appointed, then elected, to serve out the remainder of the term left by the death of John Tyler Morgan, and was later re-elected twice.
Sep 13, 2021 · John Hollis Bankhead of Fayette County, Alabama, was born on his father’s farm in Moscow, Marion County (now Lamar), Alabama, Sept. 13, 1842, the son of James Greer Bankhead and wife, Susan Fleming Hollis. He was self-educated, a farmer.
