Rose McConnell Long
| Rose McConnell Long | |
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| United States Senator from Louisiana | |
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In office January 31, 1936 – January 3, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Huey Long |
| Succeeded by | Allen Ellender |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Rose McConnell April 8, 1892 Greensburg, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died |
May 27, 1970 (aged 78) Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Huey Long (1913–1935) |
| Children |
Rose Russell Palmer |
Rose McConnell Long (April 8, 1892 – May 27, 1970) was a United States Senator and the wife of Huey Long. She was the third[1] woman to ever serve as a U.S. Senator.
Life and work
Long was born in Greensburg, Indiana. She met Huey Long after she won a cake baking contest that he had organized. Rose and Huey were married in 1913. After Huey's death in 1935, Rose was appointed to serve in the United States Senate. Rose won a special election on April 21, 1936, to serve the remaining months of her husband's term, but she declined to run for re-election to a six-year term in November 1936. Because Hattie Caraway was already serving in the Senate at the time of Rose's election, it represented the first time that two women served simultaneously in that body.
She died in Boulder, Colorado, in 1970, where she lived near her daughter, Rose Lolita Long McFarland. She was also survived by her son, Palmer Reid Long of Shreveport, Louisiana, and her son Russell B. Long, then the sitting United States Senator from Louisiana (an office she and her husband both held).
She was portrayed in the television movie Kingfish: A Story of Huey Long by Ann Dowd.
On February 1, 2014, Mrs. Long, along with her nephew by marriage, John S. Hunt, III, was posthumously inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield. Six others were honored as well, including her son's press-secretary, Robert "Bob" Mann.[2]
References
- ↑ Fairfield, Hannah; McLEAN, ALAN; Willis, Derek. "Women in the Senate". Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ↑ "Who's famous?, October 2, 2013". Bossier Press-Tribune. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
External links
- United States Congress. "Rose McConnell Long (id: L000427)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Rose McConnell Long (1892-1970) Find A Grave Memorial
| United States Senate | ||
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| Preceded by Huey Long |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Louisiana 1936–1937 Served alongside: John Overton |
Succeeded by Allen Ellender |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Huey Long |
Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Louisiana (Class 2) 1936 |
Succeeded by Allen Ellender |
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| Class 3 | ||