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Walter Will Bankhead

Democrat Representative of Alabama's 7th district

  • Representative

    Alabama, district 7

    January 3, 1941 - February 1, 1941

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

July 21, 1897 (91 years old)

Birthday

November 1, 1988

Death

  • Served as U.S. Representative from Alabama for a very short term in 1941
  • Part of a prominent political family with his father, grandfather, and uncle all serving in significant political roles
  • Attended Marion Military Institute, University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, and the University of Alabama School of Law
  • Practiced law in Jasper, Alabama after being admitted to the bar in 1920
  • Briefly served in the Seventy-seventh Congress as a Democrat
  • Resigned after one month to allow for a special election to choose a long-term successor to his uncle
  • Held positions in various companies, including chairman and president roles in mining, packing, broadcasting, and banking sectors
  • Had three children: two daughters and one son
  • Died in Jasper, Alabama, and was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery in Jasper