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William B. Bankhead, American lawyer and politician, 47th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1940)

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William B. Bankhead

American politician (1874-1940)

William Brockman Bankhead was an American politician who served as the 42nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1936 to 1940, representing Alabama's 10th and later 7th congressional districts as a Democrat from 1917 to 1940. Bankhead was a strong liberal…
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Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives

The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House or House speaker, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress. The office was established in 1789 by…
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