Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Bankhead, John Hollis

BANKHEAD, JOHN HOLLIS, United States Senator from Alabama, born in Marion co., Ala., in 1842. He was educated in the common schools and served in the Civil War, rising to the rank of captain. He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1865 to 1867, and again in 1880 and 1881. In 1876 and 1877 he was a member of the State Senate. He was elected to the National Congress in 1877, serving until 1907. In 1906 he was elected alternate United States Senator, and in 1897 was elected Senator to succeed Senator Morgan. He was re-elected in 1911 and 1918. During his service he was a member of many important committees in the Senate, including the Commission on Public Buildings, Commission on Rivers and Harbors, and the Inland Waterways Commission. He was the author of several important books relating to post roads.

Source: Collier's New Encyclopedia 1. (1921) New York: P.F. Collier & Son Company. 407.