John Hollis Jr. Bankhead\Musa Harkins

John Hollis Jr. Bankhead, son of John Hollis Sr. Bankhead and Tallulah James Brockman , was born July 08,1872 in Moscow, Marion(Lamar)Co., Alabama/Marion Co., al. He married Musa Harkins December 26, 1894 in Fayette, Alabama. He died 1946 in Buried in Jasper, Alabama. Musa Harkins was born abt. 1874. She died UNKNOWN.

Children of John Hollis Jr. Bankhead and Musa Harkins are:

1. Marion Bankhead, b. abt. 1896
2. William Walter Bankhead, b. abt. 1898
3. Louise Bankhead, b. abt. 1900

Notes for John Hollis Jr. Bankhead:

Name: John Hollis Jr. Bankhead
Born: July 08, 1872 Moscow, Marion(Lamar)Co., Alabama/Marion Co., al
Died: 1946 Buried in Jasper, Alabama

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(Uncle to Tallulah Bankhead,Actress).
He graduated Georgetown University Law School (1893) and returned to Alabama and the law office of his father's business friend. As a state representative(1903-1905),he once wrote a law to disenfranchise African-Americans. In 1930 he ran successfully for the U.S. Senate as a "Jefferson Democrat" and embraced New Deal farm programs (Democrat,(1931-46). The Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (1937) established the Farm Security Administration which,among other things, assisted migrant workers. During the war he fought unsuccessfully the president's policy of keeping food prices low. He collapsed during a political battle to prevent the continuation of price controls and died a month later.

Notes for Musa Harkins:

Name: Musa Harkins
Born: abt. 1874
Died: UNKNOWN

Notes for Marion Bankhead:

Name: Marion Bankhead
Born: abt. 1896
Died: UNKNOWN

Notes for William Walter Bankhead:

Name: William Walter Bankhead
Born: abt. 1898
Died: UNKNOWN

Notes for Louise Bankhead:

Name: Louise Bankhead
Born: abt. 1900
Died: UNKNOWN

The most recent update of information contained on this page was on: 02 June 2006