# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/linn-banks
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:21:58.533Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/linn-banks"
name: "Linn Banks"
slug: "linn-banks"
description: "Linn Banks was an American slave owner, politician and lawyer, who served 26 years in the Virginia House of Delegates but resigned in order to run for the U.S. Congress. He served one term and appeared re-elected, although that election was successfully contested by future Virginia governor and Confederate General Extra Billy Smith."
tagline: "American politician (1784-1842)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Speaker_Linn_Banks.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1784-01-23"
deathDate: "1842-01-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.8
  momentum:             4.999999999999998
  historical:           5.469654666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%A9%D8%B3"
    title: "لین بانکس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83%D8%B3"
    title: "لين بانكس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83%D8%B3"
    title: "لين بانكس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9F_%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%A7%D7%A1"
    title: "לין בנקס"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linn_Banks"
    title: "Linn Banks"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linn_Banks"
    title: "Linn Banks"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1288070"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump