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==Background==

==Background==

Bankston was the last surviving of eleven children born to the former Allie Ames Magee (1876-1940) and Leon Victor Bankston (1869-1967) in Mount Hermon in Washington Parish west of the [[Mississippi]] state line. He was educated in public schools and received his Bachelor of Arts and [[Master of Arts]] degrees from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] in 1933 and 1936, respectively. He did further graduate work at the [[University of North Carolina]] in [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]], [[North Carolina]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=jesse-homer-bankston&pid=146841086|title=Obituary of Jesse Homer Bankston, Sr.|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=November 30, 2010|accessdate=December 1, 2010}}</ref>​

Bankston was the last surviving of eleven children born to the former Allie Ames Magee (1876-1940) and Leon Victor Bankston (1869-1967) in Mount Hermon in Washington Parish west of the [[Mississippi]] state line. He was educated in public schools and received his Bachelor of Arts and [[Master of Arts]] degrees from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] in 1933 and 1936, respectively. He did further graduate work at the [[University of North Carolina]] in [[Chapel Hill]], [[North Carolina]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=jesse-homer-bankston&pid=146841086|title=Obituary of Jesse Homer Bankston, Sr.|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=November 30, 2010|accessdate=December 1, 2010}}</ref>​

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Bankston married the former Ruth Paine (1918–1997), a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Paine, Sr. She was a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish Democratic Executive Committee and was a delegate to two [[Democratic National Convention]]s. The Bankstons had a daughter, Shirley B. Newsham, and three sons, Dale Leon Bankston, Larry Stephen Bankston, and Jesse Bankston, Jr. Larry Bankston, an [[attorney]], served as a Democratic member of the Baton Rouge City-Parish Commission and as a state senator.​

Bankston married the former Ruth Paine (1918–1997), a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Paine, Sr. She was a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish Democratic Executive Committee and was a delegate to two [[Democratic National Convention]]s. The Bankstons had a daughter, Shirley B. Newsham, and three sons, Dale Leon Bankston, Larry Stephen Bankston, and Jesse Bankston, Jr. Larry Bankston, an [[attorney]], served as a Democratic member of the Baton Rouge City-Parish Commission and as a state senator.​

Oddly, Bankston began government service in 1940 under Governor [[Sam Houston Jones]], a staunch [[Earl Long|anti-Long]] political figure. Bankston was first a management consultant charged with reorganization of state government. In 1942, he became an organizational specialist in the Louisiana Civil Service Department established through the work of attorney [[Charles Dunbar]].​

Oddly, Bankston began government service in 1940 under Governor [[Sam Houston Jones]], a staunch [[Earl Long|anti-Long]] political figure. Bankston was first a management consultant charged with reorganization of state government. In 1942, he became an organizational specialist in the Louisiana Civil Service Department established through the work of attorney [[Charles Dunbar]].​

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Bankston moved to the state Department of Institutions in 1944 under Governor [[Jimmie H. Davis]] as administrative assistant. He was appointed director of the Department of Institutions in 1947. After serving as the appointed director of the Louisiana Hospital Board from 1948 to 1952 under Governor Earl Long, Bankston left state government with the incoming administration of [[Robert F. Kennon]].​

Bankston moved to the state Department of Institutions in 1944 under Governor [[Jimmie Davis]] as administrative assistant. He was appointed director of the Department of Institutions in 1947. After serving as the appointed director of the Louisiana Hospital Board from 1948 to 1952 under Governor Earl Long, Bankston left state government with the incoming administration of [[Robert F. Kennon]].​

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He opened a health-care consulting firm, Bankston and Associates. With the return of Governor Long in 1956, Bankston was appointed the director of the newly established Department of Hospitals, where he served until the 1959 dispute over Long's mental health. At that time, Bankston returned to his consulting business, which he maintained until 1990, when he turned eighty-three.<ref name=obit/>​

He opened a health-care consulting firm, Bankston and Associates. With the return of Governor Long in 1956, Bankston was appointed the director of the newly established Department of Hospitals, where he served until the 1959 dispute over Long's mental health. At that time, Bankston returned to his consulting business, which he maintained until 1990, when he turned eighty-three.<ref name=obit/>​

After his death, services for Bankston were held on December 3, 2010, at Greenoaks Funeral Home Chapel in Baton Rouge. He is interred at Greenoaks Memorical Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62612923/jesse-homer-bankston|title=Jesse Homer Bankston, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 26, 2020}}</ref>​

After his death, services for Bankston were held on December 3, 2010, at Greenoaks Funeral Home Chapel in Baton Rouge. He is interred at Greenoaks Memorical Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62612923/jesse-homer-bankston|title=Jesse Homer Bankston, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 26, 2020}}</ref>​

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