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William Brockman Bankhead (April 12, 1874 – September 15, 1940) was an American politician who served as the 42nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1936 to 1940, representing Alabama's 10th and later 7th congressional districts as a Democrat from 1917 to 1940.
7 de jul. de 2023 · William B. Bankhead. Bankhead, William B. William Bankhead (1874-1940) was a member of one of Alabama’s most important political families and served as Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives. He took an active role in passing Depression -era and New Deal legislation and sided with Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt in opposing ...
William Brockman Bankhead (12 de abril de 1874 - 15 de septiembre de 1940) fue un político estadounidense que se desempeñó como el 42º presidente de la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos de 1936 a 1940, en representación de Alabama' El décimo y posterior séptimo distrito del Congreso como demócrata de 1917 a 1940.
William B. Bankhead, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1936–40), and his actress daughter, Tallulah Bankhead, lived in Jasper. William B. Bankhead National Forest is 15 miles (24 km) north. Lewis Smith Lake, with 500 miles (800 km) of shoreline, provides recreational opportunities. The… Read More
On June 6, 1942, the Black Warrior National Forest was changed to the William B. Bankhead National Forest by an act of Congress, honoring the former member of the U.S House of Representatives who had passed away on September 15, 1940 while still in office.
3 de jul. de 2015 · William B. Bankhead (Courtesy Alabama Department of Archives and History) As Speaker, William B. Bankhead was one of the most powerful men in the country. Like his brother, William was...
William B. Bankhead and the New Deal By WALTER J. HEACOCK ON A MAY MORNING IN 1935 IN THE JOHNS HOPKINS Hospital in Baltimore a very sick man lay pondering his illness and the long road which had brought him from the hill country of Alabama to his present position of political leadership. Wil-liam Brockman Bankhead, congressman from the seventh ...
