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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Rose McConnell Long |
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Shreveport, Louisiana , United States |
| Email | None |
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April 08, 1892
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| Died | May 27, 1970
(78 years)
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| Contributor | nystate63 |
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| Info | LONG, Rose McConnell, (wife of Huey Pierce Long, mother of Russell B. Long, and sister-in-law of George S. Long), a Senator from Louisiana; born in Greensburg, Decatur County, Ind., April 8, 1892; moved with her parents to Shreveport, La., in 1901; attended the public schools of Shreveport; appointed on January 31, 1936, and subsequently elected on April 21, 1936, in a special election as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Huey P. Long, and served from January 31, 1936, to January 2, 1937; was not a candidate for reelection in 1936 for the full term; retired from public life to Shreveport, La.; died in Boulder, Colo., May 27, 1970; interment in Forrest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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