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Gillis William Long

Gillis William Long
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 8th district
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 20, 1985
Preceded by Speedy O. Long
Succeeded by Catherine Small Long
In office
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
Preceded by Harold B. McSween
Succeeded by Speedy O. Long
Personal details
Born (1923-05-04)May 4, 1923
Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
Died January 20, 1985(1985-01-20) (aged 61)
Washington, D.C.
Cause of death Heart failure
Resting place Alexandria National Cemetery in Pineville, Louisiana
Political party Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Catherine Small Long (born 1924)
Occupation

Lawyer

Investment banker
Military service
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service World War II

Lawyer

Gillis William Long (May 4, 1923 – January 20, 1985) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 8th congressional district, based about Alexandria, but since disbanded. He was a member of the Long family. Long served seven non-consecutive terms in the House but placed third in two campaigns for the Democratic gubernatorial nominations in 1963 and 1971. Long served in Congress between 1963 and 1965, and again from 1973 until his death from a heart attack in Washington, D.C. in 1985. Though he was elected to an eighth term in the House in 1984, he died seventeen days into that term.

In its April 29, 2007, edition, Long's hometown newspaper, the Alexandria Daily Town Talk, declared that Long, along with legendary attorney Camille Gravel and American Civil War General William T. Sherman, were the three most significant historical persons to have been associated with Alexandria.

Long was born in Winn Parish to Floyd Harrison Long, Sr. (1883–1951), and the former Birdie Shumake (1892–1984). His paternal grandparents were Thomas Jefferson Long (1861–1948) and Mary Ella Wright. Among others, he was a cousin of Huey Pierce Long, Jr., Russell B. Long, George Shannon Long, Speedy O. Long, Jimmy D. Long, Donald Long, Dr. Bill Long, Carroll Long, Gerald Long, Earl Kemp Long, Floyd W. Smith, Jr., and Mary Alice Long Rambo, wife of legislator W.L. Rambo.


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