Walter W. Bankhead

Walter Will Bankhead (July 21, 1897 – November 24, 1988) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, son of John Hollis Bankhead II, grandson of John H. Bankhead, nephew of William Brockman Bankhead, and cousin of Tallulah Bankhead.

Walter Will Bankhead
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 7th district
In office January 3, 1941 – February 1, 1941
Preceded by	Zadoc L. Weatherford
Succeeded by	Carter Manasco
Personal details
Born	July 21, 1897 Jasper, Alabama
Died	November 24, 1988 (aged 91) Jasper, Alabama
Alma mater	University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa

Born in Jasper, Alabama, Bankhead attended the public schools. He was graduated from Marion (Alabama) Military Institute in 1916, from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1919, and from the law department of the same university in 1920. He was admitted to the bar in 1920 and commenced practice in Jasper, Alabama. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Chicago in 1940.

Bankhead was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-seventh Congress and served from January 3, 1941, until February 1, 1941, when he resigned. He resumed the practice of law. He served as chairman of the board of Bankhead Mining Co., Inc., and Bankhead Development Co., Inc.. He served as president of Mammoth Packing Co. and Bankhead Broadcasting Co., Inc.. He served as vice chairman of the board of directors, First National Bank of Jasper. He was a resident of Jasper, Alabama, until his death on November 24, 1988.

References

• United States Congress. "Walter W. Bankhead (id: B000112)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• Walter W. Bankhead at Find a Grave

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