John H. Bankhead II, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn H. Bankhead II
American politician
Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1872
Place of Birth: Lamar County, Alabama, United States
Date of Death: 12-Jun-1946
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About John H. Bankhead II
- John Hollis Bankhead II (July 8, 1872 – June 12, 1946) was a U.S.
- senator from the state of Alabama.
- Like his father, John H.
- Bankhead, he was elected three times to the Senate, and like his father, he died in office.He served in the Senate from March 4, 1931, to his death on June 12, 1946.
- He was first elected to the Senate in 1930 by defeating J.
- Thomas Heflin, the man who succeeded his father.
- Though Bankhead won the election by 20 points, Heflin challenged the results for over a year.
- He served as chairman of the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation.
- After his death, Bankhead was succeeded by George R.
- Swift, who was appointed to fill his seat until a successor, John J.
- Sparkman, could be elected.
- Bankhead is remembered as a spokesman for farmers and against civil rights for African Americans.
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