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'''John Hollis Bankhead''' ([[September 13]], [[1842]] | '''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. He served in the Senate from [[June 18]], [[1907]] to his death on [[March 1]], [[1920]]. [[B. B. Comer]], former [[governor of Alabama]], was appointed to serve the rest of his term until [[November 2]], [[1920]], when [[J. Thomas Heflin]] was elected to serve out the term. | ||
United States Senator [[John | United States Senator [[John Bankhead II]] and Speaker of the House [[William Bankhead]] were his sons, and actress [[Tallulah Bankhead]] was his granddaughter. The cross-country [[Bankhead Highway]] and the [[Black Warrior River]]'s [[John Hollis Bankhead Lock and Dam]] was named after him. | ||
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title= U. S. Senator from Alabama | | |||
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after= [[B. B. Comer]] | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_H._Bankhead | * "[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_H._Bankhead John H. Bankhead]" (December 5, 2007) Wikipedia - accessed February 25, 2008 | ||
* {{Frederickson-2021}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000110 John H. Bankhead] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress'' | * [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000110 John H. Bankhead] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress'' | ||
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[[Category:1842 births]] | [[Category:1842 births]] | ||
[[Category:1920 deaths]] | [[Category:1920 deaths]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:U.S. Senators]] | ||
[[Category:Alabama Men's Hall of Fame]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:59, 16 February 2022
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. He served in the Senate from June 18, 1907 to his death on March 1, 1920. B. B. Comer, former governor of Alabama, was appointed to serve the rest of his term until November 2, 1920, when J. Thomas Heflin was elected to serve out the term.
United States Senator John Bankhead II and Speaker of the House William Bankhead were his sons, and actress Tallulah Bankhead was his granddaughter. The cross-country Bankhead Highway and the Black Warrior River's John Hollis Bankhead Lock and Dam was named after him.
| Preceded by: John Tyler Morgan |
U. S. Senator from Alabama 1907-1920 |
Succeeded by: B. B. Comer |
References
- "John H. Bankhead" (December 5, 2007) Wikipedia - accessed February 25, 2008
- Frederickson, Kari A. (2021) Deep South Dynasty: The Bankheads of Alabama. University of Alabama Press ISBN 9780817321109
External links
- John H. Bankhead at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress