Note: This is just one of
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family groupings listed on
The Political Graveyard web site.
These families each have three or more politician members,
all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.
These groupings — even the names of the groupings,
and the areas of main activity — are the
result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,
not the choices of any historian or genealogist.
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George Shannon Long (1883-1958) —
also known as George S. Long —
of Oklahoma; Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La.; Pineville, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born in a log
cabin, Tunica, Winn
Parish, La., September
11, 1883.
Democrat. Dentist;
lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1920-22; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1948;
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1953-58; died in
office 1958.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
22, 1958 (age 74 years, 192
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Park, Pineville, La.
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Rose McConnell Long (1892-1970) —
also known as Rose M. Long; Rose McConnell —
of Louisiana.
Born in Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind., April 8,
1892.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1936-37.
Female.
Died in Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo., May 27,
1970 (age 78 years, 49
days).
Interment at Forest
Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Huey Pierce Long (1893-1935) —
also known as Huey P. Long; Hugh Pierce Long;
"The Kingfish" —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born near Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La., August
30, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1928;
Governor
of Louisiana, 1928-32; member of Democratic
National Committee from Louisiana, 1928; impeached
by the Louisiana House in 1929 over multiple charges including his
attempt to impose an oil tax and his unauthorized demolition of the
governor's mansion, but not convicted by the Senate; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1932-35; died in office 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Shot
and mortally
wounded by Dr. Carl Weiss (who was immediately killed at the
scene), in the Louisiana State
Capitol Building, September 8, 1935, and died two days later at
Our Lady of the Lake Hospital,
Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., September
10, 1935 (age 42 years, 11
days).
Interment at State
Capitol Grounds, Baton Rouge, La.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh Pierce Long and Caledonia Palestine (Tison) Long; brother of
George
Shannon Long and Earl
Kemp Long (who married Blanche
B. Revere); married, April
12, 1913, to Rose
McConnell; father of Russell
Billiu Long; second cousin once removed of Gillis
William Long and Speedy
Oteria Long. |
| | Political family: Long
family of Louisiana. |
| | Cross-reference: Cecil
Morgan — John
H. Overton — Harvey
G. Fields — Gerald
L. K. Smith |
| | The Huey P. Long - O.K. Allen Bridge
(opened 1940), which carries U.S. Highway 190 and a rail line over
the Mississippi River, between East Baton
Rouge Parish and West Baton
Rouge Parish, Louisiana, is partly named for
him. — Senador Huey Pierce Long, a street
in Asunsion,
Paraguay, is named for
him. |
| | Campaign slogan: "Every Man a
King." |
| | Campaign slogan: "Share Our
Wealth." |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | Books by Huey P. Long: Every
Man a King : The Autobiography of Huey P. Long |
| | Books about Huey P. Long: T. Harry
Williams, Huey
Long — Harnett T. Kane, Huey
Long's Louisiana Hayride: The American Rehearsal for Dictatorship
1928-1940 — Richard D. White, Kingfish:
The Reign of Huey P. Long — David R. Collins, Huey
P. Long : Talker and Doer (for young readers) |
| | Image source: KnowLA Encyclopedia of
Louisiana |
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Earl Kemp Long (1895-1960) —
also known as Earl Long —
of Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La.
Born in Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La., August
26, 1895.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1936-39; defeated, 1932, 1944; Governor of
Louisiana, 1939-40, 1948-52, 1956-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District 1960, but died before
election.
In 1959, after making a speech defending the rights of Blacks to
vote, was committed to a state mental hospital by his wife Blanche
R. Long; he used his gubernatorial powers to obtain his release.
Suffered a heart
attack while campaigning,
but refused medical attention until the polls had closed; died a few
days later, in Baptist Hospital,
Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La., September
5, 1960 (age 65 years, 10
days).
Interment at Earl
K. Long Memorial Park, Winnfield, La.
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Blanche Revere Long (1902-1998) —
also known as Blanche R. Long; Blanche B.
Revere —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Covington, St. Tammany
Parish, La., December
17, 1902.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1956,
1960;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Louisiana, 1956-63.
Female.
Methodist.
In 1959, when her husband, Gov. Earl
Long made a speech to the legislature defending Black voting
rights, she committed him to a state mental institution.
Died in May, 1998
(age 95
years, 0 days).
Interment at Lake
Lawn Cemetery, Metairie, La.
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Russell Billiu Long (1918-2003) —
also known as Russell B. Long; Huey Pierce Long
III —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., November
3, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1948-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1952,
1960,
1968.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 9,
2003 (age 84 years, 187
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.
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Gillis William Long (1923-1985) —
also known as Gillis W. Long —
of Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born in Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La., May 4,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1963-65, 1973-85;
died in office 1985; candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1963; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Lions.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
20, 1985 (age 61 years, 261
days).
Interment at Alexandria
National Cemetery, Pineville, La.
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Catherine Small Long (b. 1924) —
also known as Catherine S. Long; Cathy Long; Mary
Catherine Small —
of Louisiana.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
7, 1924.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1985-87.
Female.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1999.
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Speedy Oteria Long (1928-2006) —
also known as Speedy O. Long —
of Louisiana.
Born in Tullos, LaSalle
Parish, La., June 16,
1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; member
of Louisiana
state senate, 1956-64; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1965-73.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Jena, LaSalle
Parish, La., October
5, 2006 (age 78 years, 111
days).
Burial location unknown.
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