George Shannon Long (1883 - 1958)

Born 11 Sep 1883 in Tunica, West Feliciana, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Mar 1958 at age 74 in Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, United States

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Biography

George Long is Notable.

George Shannon "Doc" Long (1883-1958), a member of the Louisiana Long political dynasty, was an elected Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana for three terms, from 1953 until his death in 1958.

Born in 1883, he was the fifth of ten children of Huey Pierce Long and Caledonia Palestine Tison, and an older brother of Louisiana Governors Huey P. Long, Jr. and Earl K. Long. After finishing his studies at then-called Mount Lebanon College in 1899, he became a schoolteacher before returning to school to become a dentist, and then again to become a lawyer.^[1]

• 1920 to 1922 - Served as Oklahoma State House of Representatives
• 1935 - Relocated to Louisiana
• 1948 - Delegate to the Democratic National Convention
• 1953 - Elected to the Eighty third, Eighty fourth, and Eighty fifth Congress, and served until his death in 1958^[2]

He married twice.^[3][2][4] First he married Mary Katherine "Kate" Shindel (1883-1950) about 1906^[5] until her death in 1950.^[6]

He married Jewell Tyson, his secretary, in 1953, and was married to her until his death in 1958.^[7]

George Long died at age 78 on March 21, 1958, and is buried at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Office of the House Historian, "Long, George Shannon (1883–1958)," Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000416
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Wikipedia contributors, "George S. Long," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_S._Long&oldid=1085142734 (accessed June 16, 2022).
3. ↑ "George S. Long," Military History Fandom.com
4. ↑ Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-l, "Long, George Shannon," (Louisiana Historical Association, lahistory.org).
5. ↑ 1910 census states they had been married 4 years: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML77-CDL : accessed 17 June 2022), household of George S Long, Wanette Ward 1, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 229, sheet 1B, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1271; FHL microfilm 1,375,284.

   • Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

   - George S Long Head Male 26 Louisiana

   - Kate M Long Wife Female 26 Illinois

   - Edward K Allis Boarder Male 28 Indiana.

6. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSB1-RHP : 4 March 2021), George Long in entry for Mary Katherine Long, 30 Apr 1950; citing Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, certificate number 6261, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,418,488.
7. ↑ "U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current" (accessed 17 June 2022), citing The Crowley Post-Signal, Crowley, Louisiana, pub. 12 May 1953, p. 1, col. 6, Rep George Long marriage to Jewel Tyson on 11 May 1953 in Silver Springs, Maryland; Ancestry Record 62116 #25312869, view image on Newspapers.com.
8. ↑ FInd A Grave Photo and Obituary

See also:

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSPJ-VX9 : 9 March 2022), household of Huey P Long, Police Jury Ward One, Winn, Louisiana, United States; citing Enumeration District (ED) 113, sheet 2B, family 28, line 56, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publication T623, roll 586; FHL microfilm 1,240,586. Also on Ancestry.com: Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #20017801.

  Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

  - Huey P Long Head Male 48 Mississippi

  - Callie T Long Wife Female 40 Louisiana

  - Lottie Long Daughter Female 24 Louisiana

  - Julius T Long Son Male 21 Louisiana

  - George S Long Son Male 17 Louisiana

  - Olive R Long Daughter Female 14 Louisiana

  - Clara Long Daughter Female 12 Louisiana

  - Callie C Long Daughter Female 9 Louisiana

  - Huey P Long, Jr. Son Male 7 Louisiana

  - Earl K Long Son Male 5 Louisiana

  - Lucile Long Daughter Female 2 Louisiana

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZD7-97V : 25 December 2021), George Shannon Long, 1917-1918.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN1F-WKS : 3 February 2021), household of George S Long, Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 147, sheet 14B, family 60, line 63, NARA publication T625, roll 1482; FHL microfilm 1,821,482.

  Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

  - George S Long Roomer Male 36 Louisiana

  - Mary K Long Roomer Female 35 Illinois

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC45-N23 : accessed 17 June 2022), household of Dr. C S Long, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 72-77, sheet 7A, line 1, family 116, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1934; FHL microfilm 2,341,668.

  Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

  - Dr. C S Long Head Male 47 Louisiana

  - Mary K Long Wife Female 44 Illinois

  - Mary K Denny Niece Female 6 Oklahoma

  - Jewel Tyson Cousin Female 23 Louisiana

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYT3-XZJ : accessed 17 June 2022), household of George S Long, Police Jury Ward 3, Dry Prong, Grant, Louisiana; citing ED 22-5, sheet 14B, Dry Prong-Selma Road, family 269, line 55, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1402; FHL Digital Folder 005454638. Also on Ancestry.com: Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #123543011.

  Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

  - George S Long Head Male 56 Louisiana

  - Kate Long Wife Female 55 Illinois

  - Jewel Tison Cousin Female 32 Louisiana

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5MJ-C6T : 25 November 2020), George Shannon Long, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995". Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #944074359 (accessed 17 June 2022). Name: George S Long; Gender: Male; Residence Year: 1957; Residence Place: Alexandria; Pineville, Louisiana, USA; Occupation: Member; Spouse: Jewel T Long; Publication Title: Alexandria, Louisiana, City Directory, 1957.

• "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current" (accessed 17 June 2022), citing Teche News, St. Martinville, Louisiana, pub. 27 Mar 1958, p. 3, col. 5, George S Long death announcement; Ancestry Record 61843 #508588588, view image on Newspapers.com.

  Name: George S. Long, age 74

  Birth Date: 11 Sep 1883

  Birth Place: Winnfield

  Residence Place: Pineville

  Death Date: Abt 1958

  Death Place: Washington

  Spouse: Jewell Tyson

• Ancestry.com, "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007" (accessed 17 June 2022), Ancestry Record 60901 #12515320.

  Name: George S Long

  Birth Date: 11 Sep 1883

  Birth Place: Winnfield, Louisiana

  Father: Huey P Long

  Mother: Callie Tyson

  Notes: Apr 1951: Name listed as GEORGE S LONG

• "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995". Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #858834894 (accessed 17 June 2022). Name: George S Long; Gender: Male; Spouse: Jewell T Long; Publication Title: Alexandria, Louisiana, City Directory, 1960.