George S. Long | |
State: | Louisiana |
District: | 8th |
Term Start: | January 3, 1953 |
Term End: | March 22, 1958 |
Preceded: | A. Leonard Allen |
Succeeded: | Harold McSween |
Office2: | Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from Tulsa County |
Term Start2: | 1923 |
Term End2: | 1925 |
Birth Name: | George Shannon Long |
Birth Date: | 11 September 1883 |
Birth Place: | Tunica, Louisiana, U.S. |
Death Place: | Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
Resting Place: | Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana |
Spouse: | Mary Katherine Shindel Long (–1950; her death) Jewell Irene Tyson Long (married 1953–1958; his death) |
Party: | Democrat |
Occupation: | Educator, lawyer, dentist |
Alma Mater: | Louisiana College |
Allegiance: | United States |
Relatives: | Long family |
George Shannon Long (September 11, 1883 – March 22, 1958) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana. He was also a member of the Long family.[1]
Long was born in Tunica, Louisiana, on September 11, 1883. He was the second son of Huey Pierce Long (1852–1937) and Caledonia Palestine Tison (1860–1913). After dental school, he moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma and served in the state house during the 9th Oklahoma Legislature.