John H. Bankhead
John Hollis Bankhead (September 13, 1842 – 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 H. Bankhead, II and Speaker of the House William Brockman 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.
References
- John H. Bankhead. (2007, December 5). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20:36, February 25, 2008.
External links
- John H. Bankhead at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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