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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/>
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/>
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 Stephen 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.
==Career==
==Career==
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]].