John Hollis Bankhead, II (
July 8 1872 -
June 12 1946) was a
U.S. senator from the
state of
Alabama. Like his father,
John H. Bankhead, he was elected three times to the Senate, and like his father, he died in office. He served in the Senate from
March 4 1931 to his death on
June 12 1946.
George R. Swift was appointed to fill his seat until a successor,
John J. Sparkman, could be elected.
He was the brother of Speaker of the House William Brockman Bankhead.
