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William Brockman Bankhead (view source)
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'''William Brockman Bankhead''' (son of John Hollis Bankhead, brother of John Hollis Bankhead 2d, and uncle of Walter Will Bankhead), a Representative from [[Alabama]]; born in Moscow, Lamar County, Ala., April 12, 1874
'''William Brockman Bankhead''' (1874 - 1940) was the son of John Hollis Bankhead, brother of John Hollis Bankhead 2d, and uncle of Walter Will Bankhead and a Representative from [[Alabama]]; born in Moscow, Lamar County, Ala., April 12, 1874
* Attended the country schools
* Attended the country schools
* Graduated from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1893 and from the [[Georgetown University Law School]] at [[Washington, D.C.]], in 1895
* Graduated from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1893 and from the [[Georgetown University]] Law School at [[Washington, D.C.]], in 1895
* Was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in [[Huntsville, Alabama]].
* Was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in [[Huntsville, Alabama]].
* Member of the State house of representatives in 1900 and 1901
* Member of the State house of representatives in 1900 and 1901
* Majority leader (Seventy-fourth Congress), [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] (Seventy-fourth to Seventy-sixth Congresses)
* Majority leader (Seventy-fourth Congress), [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] (Seventy-fourth to Seventy-sixth Congresses)
* Delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]] in 1940
* Delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]] in 1940
Bankhead died on September 15, 1940, in Washington, D.C.; funeral services were held in the Hall of the House of Representatives. His was interned in Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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