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 and a prominent supporter of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal of pro-labor union legislation,thus clashing with most other Southern Democrats in Congress at the time. Bankhead described himself as proud to be a politician,by which he meant that he did not neglect matters that concerned his district or reelection. He was the father of actress Tallulah Bankhead.
The Solid South or the Southern bloc was the electoral voting bloc of the states of the Southern United States for issues that were regarded as particularly important to the interests of Democrats in those states. The Southern bloc existed between the end of the Reconstruction era in 1877 and the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. During this period,the Democratic Party overwhelmingly controlled southern state legislatures,and most local,state and federal officeholders in the South were Democrats. During the late 1800s and early 1900s,Southern Democrats disenfranchised blacks in all Southern states,along with a few non-Southern states doing the same as well. This resulted essentially in a one-party system,in which a candidate's victory in Democratic primary elections was tantamount to election to the office itself. White primaries were another means that the Democrats used to consolidate their political power,excluding blacks from voting in primaries.
In American politics,a conservative Democrat is a member of the Democratic Party with more conservative views than most Democrats. Traditionally,conservative Democrats have been elected to office from the Southern states,rural areas,the Rust Belt,and the Midwest. In 2019,the Pew Research Center found that 14% of Democratic and Democratic-leaning registered voters identify as conservative or very conservative,38% identify as moderate,and 47% identify as liberal or very liberal.
Jacob Buehler Snider Jr. was an American politician from Mississippi. Snider served as Mississippi's 23rd Lieutenant Governor from 1936 to 1940 under Governor Hugh L. White.
John Byrd Going was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives,representing Calhoun County,from 1908 to 1920 and from 1940 to 1948.
Walter Nesbit Taylor was an American educator and a Mississippi state senator,representing the state's 12th district as a Democrat,from 1924 to 1936.
Peter Stubblefield was an American farmer and politician. He was a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate,representing the state's 19th senatorial district,from 1916 to 1920 and from 1932 to 1940.
Earl Stribling Richardson was a Democratic Mississippi lawyer and politician from Neshoba County. He represented the state's 19th district in the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920 and from 1932 to 1936,and the 17th district from 1940 to his death in 1943. He also represented Neshoba County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1936 to 1940.
John Cobb Lauderdale was an American teacher,farmer,and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi legislature in the early-to-mid 20th century.
William Edward McIntyre was a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Legislature in the early-to-mid 20th century.
John Alexander Yeager was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He represented Lamar County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1916 to 1932.
Lewis Leslie "Mack" McAllister,Jr.,is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives,representing Lauderdale County,from 1963 to 1968. He was the first Republican in the Mississippi Legislature in 43 years.
Richard Henry Lee Davis was a Democratic Mississippi state legislator in the early 20th century.
Thomas Norman Brooks was an American farmer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi Legislature almost continuously from 1952 to 1985,when he was convicted and jailed for influence peddling. He also was the president pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate from 1984 to his incarceration.
James Anthony Morrow Jr. was an American attorney,cattle farmer,and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1952 to 1988.
Howard Dyer Jr. was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1976 to 1986 and a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1940 to 1944.
Estes Cruden "Mac" McDaniel was an American politician from Mississippi. He was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1964 to 1972.
Oscar Orlando Wolfe Jr. was an American farmer and Democratic state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate including a stint as president pro tempore. He lived in Duncan,Bolivar County,Mississippi.
Cayton Bidwell Adam was an American lawyer and politician. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1928 to 1932.
