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Food Industry Politicians in Alabama
Processors, Distributors, Grocers

	Walter Will Bankhead (1897-1988) — also known as Walter W. Bankhead — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala. Born in Jasper, Walker County, Ala., July 21, 1897. Son of John Hollis Bankhead II. Democrat. Lawyer; board chairman, Bankhead Mining Co. and Bankhead Development Co.; president, Mammoth Packing Co. and Bankhead Broadcasting Co.; vice-chairman, First National Bank of Jasper; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1940; U.S. Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1941. Died November 24, 1988 (age 91 years, 126 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.   Relatives: Grandson of John Hollis Bankhead; son of John Hollis Bankhead II; nephew of William Brockman Bankhead. See Bankhead family of Alabama.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Patrick J. Lyons (b. 1850) — also known as Pat J. Lyons — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., January 16, 1850. Son of Thomas Lyons and Johanna Lyons. Steamboat captain; steamboat owner; wholesale grocer; bank vice-president; mayor of Mobile, Ala., 1904-11, 1913-14, 1915-16, 1917-18. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
	Thomas Drake Samford (b. 1868) — also known as Thomas D. Samford — of Opelika, Lee County, Ala. Born in Auburn, Lee County, Ala., November 2, 1868. Son of Caroline Elizabeth (Drake) Samford and William James Samford. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee, 1896-98; president, Bank of Opelika, 1911-12; director, Lowe & Samford Grocery Co.; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1913-24, 1934-42. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Caroline Elizabeth (Drake) Samford and William James Samford; brother of William Hodges Samford; married, July 5, 1899, to Louise Andrew Westcott. See Samford family of Alabama.

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