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  1. William B. Bankhead - Wikipedia

    • 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. Bankhead was a strong liberal and a prominent supporter of Pre… See more

    BornWilliam Brockman Bankhead · April 12, 1874 · Sulligent, Alabama, U.S.
    DiedSeptember 15, 1940 (aged 66) · Washington, D.C., U.S.
    Political partyDemocratic
    SpousesAdalaide Eugenia Sledge · (m. 1900; died 1902) · Florence McGuire (m. 1915)
    Early life

    Bankhead was born at the Bankhead plantation in Lamar County, Alabama. His father, John H. Bankhead, was an active politician who had served in the Alabama legislature, and later as US Representative and … See more

    Political career

    In 1898, he became city attorney of Huntsville, serving until 1902. In 1900, he was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives for one term, serving through 1901.
    In 1905, he … See more

     
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  1. William B. Bankhead - Encyclopedia of Alabama

    WEBJul 7, 2023 — An adroit legislator who strongly supported Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, Bankhead was arguably Alabama's most influential political leader in the first half of the twentieth century. He was buried in …

     
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  3. William B. Bankhead National Forest - Wikipedia

    WEBWebsite. Bankhead National Forest. The William B. Bankhead National Forest is one of Alabama 's four National Forests, covering 181,230 acres (733 km 2). [2] It is home to Alabama's only National Wild and Scenic …

  4. Alabama's history: Three generations of Bankheads …

    WEBJul 3, 2015 — The most notable child of the first John Hollis Bankhead was William B. Bankhead (1874-1940) who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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  8. National Forests in Alabama - Districts - US Forest …

    WEBOn 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 …

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