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Bankhead, William Brockman

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Bankhead, William Brockman, 1874–1940, U.S. Representative from Alabama (1917–40), b. Lamar co., Ala. Chairman of the House rules committee (1934–35), Democratic floor leader (1935–36), and Speaker of the House (1936–40), he was one of the outstanding New Deal legislative leaders. The Cotton Control Act of 1934 was largely the work of Bankhead and his brother, Senator John H. Bankhead Bankhead, John Hollis (băngk`hĕd), 1872–1946, American politician, b. Moscow, Ala.; brother of William Brockman Bankhead .
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. He was also interested in monetary legislation and was considered one of the ablest parliamentarians in the House.


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