Kingfish: a story of huey p. long
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About
HUEY PIERCE LONG was born in Winnfield, Louisiana on August 30, 1893. His early education was attained in the public schools of his native state. He later studied law at the University of Oklahoma and at Tulane University, was admitted to the bar in 1915, and established a legal career in Winnfield and Shreveport. Long entered politics in 1917, winning election to the Louisiana Railroad Commission, a position he held for ten years, four of which he served as chairman. He was an unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate in 1924, and served as a Democratic National Committeeman from 1928 to 1935. Long won the 1928 Democratic gubernatorial nomination, and was elected governor by popular vote on April 17, 1928. He was sworn into office on May 21, 1928. During his tenure, a free textbook program was sanctioned, state-owned hospitals were expanded, a medical school at Louisiana State University was approved, a public school system was initiated into the far-off rural parishes of the state, a progressive highway program was authorized, natural gas was launched in New Orleans, and fundi
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Huey Long was Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1930. A nominal Democrat, Huey Long was a radical populist, of a sort we are unfamiliar with in our day. As Governor, he sponsored many reforms that endeared him to the rural poor. An ardent enemy of corporate interests, he championed the "little man" against the rich and privileged. A farm boy from the piney woods of North Louisiana, he was colorful, charismatic, controversial, and always just skating on the edge. He gave himself the nickname "Kingfish" because, he said, "I'm a small fish here in Washington. But I'm the Kingfish to the folks down in Louisiana."
Huey Long was the determined enemy of Wall Street, bankers and big business and he was also a determined enemy of the Roosevelt administration because he saw it as too beholden to these powerful forces.
Huey Long did not suffer from excessive modesty. A high-school dropout who taught himself law and got a law degree in only one year of study, Long was confident he would become President of the Un
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Huey Long
American politician (1893–1935)
"The Kingfish" redirects here. For other uses, see Kingfish (disambiguation) and Huey Long (disambiguation).
Huey Long | |
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Long in 1935 | |
| In office January 25, 1932 – September 10, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph E. Ransdell |
| Succeeded by | Rose McConnell Long |
| In office May 21, 1928 – January 25, 1932 | |
| Lieutenant | |
| Preceded by | Oramel H. Simpson |
| Succeeded by | Alvin O. King |
| Born | (1893-08-30)August 30, 1893 Winnfield, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 10, 1935(1935-09-10) (aged 42) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Manner of death | Assassination (gunshot wound) |
| Resting place | Louisiana State Capitol |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3; including Russell |
| Relatives | Long family |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
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Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935), nicknamed "The Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator fr
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