1930's Science and Technology | Bankhead-Jones Act of 1935

Law

By: U.S. Congress

Date: June 29, 1935

Source: U.S. Congress. Bankhead-Jones Act of 1935. 49 Stat. 436. June 29, 1935. Reprinted in Knoblauch, Harold C., Ernest M. Law, and W.P. Meyer. State Agricultural Experiment Stations: A History of Research Policy and Procedure. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1962, 223–225.

About the Author: John Hollis Bankhead Jr. (1872–1946) was born in Jasper, Alabama. He received his law degree from Georgetown University in 1893 and was admitted to the bar that same year. Elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat in 1930, he was reelected in 1936 and 1942, while at the same time serving as trustee of the University of Alabama. He was also chairman of the Congressional Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation. He died while serving in office.

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