John H. Bankhead
John Hollis Bankhead (September 13, 1842 – March 1, 1920) was an American politician and Confederate Army soldier. A member of the Democratic Party, Bankhead served as U.S. Senator from the state of Alabama from 1907 until his death in 1920. Bankhead had additionally served in the United States House of Representatives, the Alabama Legislature, and as warden of the state penitentiary in Wetumpka.[1]
For his son, see John H. Bankhead II.
John H. Bankhead
March 1, 1920 (aged 77)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Tallulah James Brockman
Walter W. Bankhead (grandson)
Tallulah Bankhead (granddaughter)
Early life and military service[edit]
Bankhead was born on September 13, 1842, at Moscow, present-day Lamar County, Alabama (near present-day Sulligent), the son of Susan Fleming (Hollis) and James Greer Bankhead.[2][3] His great-grandfather, James Bankhead (1738–1799) was born in Ulster and settled in South Carolina.[4]
He was educated in the common schools and served in the Confederate States Army, during the Civil War, rising to the rank of captain, in the Alabama 16th Infantry, Company K.[5]