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| − | '''William Brockman Bankhead''' | + | '''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]]. Bankhead was born in Moscow, Lamar County, Alabama on April 12, 1874. |
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* Attended the country schools | * Attended the country schools | ||
| − | * Graduated from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1893 and from the [[Georgetown University Law School | + | * 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 | ||
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* Solicitor of the fourteenth judicial circuit of Alabama, 1910-1914 | * Solicitor of the fourteenth judicial circuit of Alabama, 1910-1914 | ||
* Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the Sixty-fourth Congress in 1914 | * Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the Sixty-fourth Congress in 1914 | ||
| − | * Elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1917 | + | * Elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1917 – September 15, 1940) |
* Chairman, Committee on Rules (Seventy-third Congress) | * Chairman, Committee on Rules (Seventy-third Congress) | ||
* 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 | ||
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| − | + | 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. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bankhead, William Brockman}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Bankhead, William Brockman}} | ||
| − | [[Category:United States Representatives]] | + | [[Category:Former United States Representatives]] |
| − | [[Category:Speakers of the House | + | [[Category:Speakers of the United States House of Representatives]] |
| + | [[Category:Alabama]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:25, June 22, 2021
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. Bankhead was born in Moscow, Lamar County, Alabama on April 12, 1874.
- 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
- 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
- City attorney of Huntsville, 1898-1902
- Moved to Jasper, Walker County, Ala., in 1905 and continued the practice of law
- Solicitor of the fourteenth judicial circuit of Alabama, 1910-1914
- Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the Sixty-fourth Congress in 1914
- Elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1917 – September 15, 1940)
- Chairman, Committee on Rules (Seventy-third Congress)
- 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
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.