Banks Family

The Banks Family was an early prominent political family in the United States. The Family was most prominent in North Carolina and Tennessee. 
==Prominent Members==
===Jonathan Banks===
Jonathan Banks was a Founding Father, attending the Constitutional Convention and being the President of the Continental Congress. Jonathan Banks was from North Carolina, and was one of the state's early governors. Banks was killed in a duel with Henry Hartwell in 1788 after he had shot and killed Benjamin Franklin several months earlier.
===Jonathan Banks Jr.===
Jonathan Banks Jr. was the son of Jonathan Banks, Jonathan Banks Jr. was also a Governor of North Carolina, and served as a Representative and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Jonathan Banks Jr. is credited to have started the First American Civil War after he was deposed as Speaker of the House in 1793. Banks Jr. was killed by guards after he attempted to assassinate George Washington.
==Members==
 John Banks (April 20, 1710 - March 1, 1776)
 ↳ Henry Banks (May 3, 1733 - August 2, 1791)
 ↳ Jesus Christ Banks (Born: April 1, 1780)
 ↳ Jonathan Banks (June 3, 1743 - October 7, 1788)
 ↳ Calvin Banks (Born: February 15, 1758)
 ↳ Jonathan Banks Jr. (November 2, 1762 - August 30, 1793)
 ↳ Jonathan Banks III (Born: August 9, 1788)
 ↳ Anna Banks (Born: November 27, 1791)
==Other Members==
=== Linda Banks ===
Linda Banks was the wife of Jonathan Banks Jr., Linda was technically an Aubrey by blood, but married into the Banks Family in the 1780s. Linda was the first ever female Governor and Representative, and Linda served as an important figure in the New England Republic during the Second American Civil War.