William Bankhead

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Alabama_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Alabama
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:birthDate 1902-01-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Birmingham,_Alabama
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Bankhead_Jr.
gptkbp:committee gptkb:House_Committee_on_Agriculture
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Public_Works
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Education_and_Labor
gptkb:House_Rules_Committee
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Foreign_Affairs
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Transportation_and_Infrastructure
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Interior_and_Insular_Affairs
gptkb:House_Committee_on_the_District_of_Columbia
gptkb:House_Appropriations_Committee
gptkb:House_Ways_and_Means_Committee
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Veterans'_Affairs
gptkb:Alabama's_10th_congressional_district
gptkbp:deathDate 1972-03-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:education law degree
gptkbp:electionYear 1934
1936
1938
1940
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Bankhead
gptkbp:image William_Bankhead.jpg
gptkbp:influences New Deal
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_the_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:launchDate 1935-01-03
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Bankhead_National_Forest
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Public_Works_Administration
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bill_Bankhead
gptkbp:notableWork Bankhead Highway
gptkbp:occupation U.S._Representative
gptkbp:office House_Majority_Leader
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Speaker_of_the_House
gptkbp:politicalRole 1931-1940
gptkbp:position Majority_Leader_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sam_Rayburn
gptkbp:religion Baptist
gptkbp:signature William_Bankhead_Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Bankhead
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_W._McCormack
gptkbp:termEnd 1940-01-03
gptkbp:termStart 1935-01-03