Background
Bankhead, John Hollis was born on July 8, 1872 in Lamar, Alabama, United States. Son of John Hollis and Tallulah (Brockman) Bankhead.
Bankhead, John Hollis was born on July 8, 1872 in Lamar, Alabama, United States. Son of John Hollis and Tallulah (Brockman) Bankhead.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Alabama, 1891. Bachelor of Laws, Georgetown University, 1893. Doctor of Laws, Alabama Poly-technic Institute, University of Alabama.
Admitted to Alabama bar, 1893, and began practice at Jasper. Member firm Bankhead & Bankhead, of Jasper and Birmingham. President Bankhead Coal Company, 1911-1925.
United States senator, 3 terms, 1931-1949.
Major, Alabama National Guard, 1901-1903.
Member Alabama House of Representatives, 1903 (author of Alabama election law). Delegate-at-large, Democratic National Convention, 1936, 1940. Member Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa.
Clubs: Southern (Birmingham).
Married Musa Harkins, December 26, 1894. Children: Marion (Mistress Charles B. Crow), Walter Will, Louise (Mistress H. M. Davis).