OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
William Brockman Bankhead
BORN:
April 12, 1874;
Moscow, Alabama
DIED:
September 15, 1940 (age 66);
Washington, DC
EDUCATION:
University of Alabama- Tuscaloosa (BA, 1893)
Georgetown University (LLB, 1895)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic
HIGHLIGHTS:
1895:
Admitted to Bar;
Began Practicing Law in Huntsville, Alabama
1898-1902:
City Attorney of Huntsville, Alabama
1900-1901:
Member, Alabama House of Representatives
1905:
Moved to Jasper, Alabama and Continued Practicing Law
1910-1914:
Solicitor of the 14th Judicial Circuit of Alabama
1914:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Nomination to U.S. House of Representatives
1917-1940:
U.S. House of Representatives (D-AL),
Chairman of the Rules Committee (1933-1935)
Majority Leader (1936),
Speaker of the House of Representatives (1936-1940)
1940:
Delegate to the Democratic National Convention
PORTRAITS:
RESOURCES:
BIOGRAPHIES:
U.S. House of Representatives
Biographical Directory of Congress
Encyclopedia of Alabama
Wikipedia