Edward H. C. Long Explained

Edward Henry Carroll Long
State1:Maryland
District1:6th
Term Start1:March 4, 1845
Term End1:March 3, 1847
Preceded1:Thomas Ara Spence
Succeeded1:John Woodland Crisfield
Office2:Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Term2:1833-1835
1839
1844
1861
Office3:Member of the Maryland Senate
Term3:1860
Birth Date:28 September 1808
Birth Place:Princess Anne, Maryland, U.S.
Death Place:Princess Anne, Maryland, U.S.
Spouse:Amelia Roach
Children:5
Party:Whig
Alma Mater:Yale College

Edward Henry Carroll Long (September 28, 1808  - October 16, 1865) was a farmer, a lawyer, an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Maryland.

Biography

Born in Princess Anne, Maryland, Long was the son of Zadock and Leah Whittington Long; attended the common schools and graduated from Yale College in 1828. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1830, and commenced practice in Princess Anne. He was also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He married Amelia Roach and they had five children.[1]

Career

Long was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1833 to 1835, 1839, 1844, and 1861. He served in the Maryland State Senate in 1860.

Elected from the sixth district of Maryland as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress, Long served from March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1847.[2] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846, and resumed the practice of his profession and also engaged in agricultural pursuits on his family farm, "Catalpa". He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1860.

Death

Long died in Princess Anne, Maryland, on October 16, 1865. He is interred at the Catalpa Family Farm, Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Edward Henry Carroll Long. 1870. Obituary record of graduates By Yale university. 3 August 2013.
  2. Web site: Edward Henry Carroll Long. Govtrack US Congress. 3 August 2013.
  3. Web site: Edward Henry Carroll Long. The Political Graveyard. 3 August 2013.