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Rose McConnell Long (April 8, 1892 – May 27, 1970) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from Louisiana, succeeding her late husband Huey Long. She was the third woman to serve as a U.S. senator, and the first from Louisiana.
May 27, 1970 · Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Rose (McConnell) Long born 1892 Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States died 1970 Boulder, Colorado, United States including ancestors + children + 2 photos + 2 genealogist comments + DNA connections + more in the free family tree community.
Nov 9, 2009 · ROSE MCCONNELL LONG. At the end of 1912, Long was arrested in Shreveport for creating a disturbance in a brothel, though Long later claimed he was falsely arrested for the shooting of two...
Rose McConnell Long. Mrs. Long was Louisiana’s first woman U.S. Senator and the second woman in U.S. history ever elected Senator. After Huey P. Long was assassinated she was appointed to fill his senate seat until a special election could be held three months later.
Rose McConnell Long (April 8, 1892 – May 27, 1970) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from Louisiana, succeeding her late husband Huey Long.
Biography. LONG, ROSE MCCONNELL, (Wife of Huey Pierce Long, mother of Russell B. Long, sister-in-law of George S. Long, and cousin of Gillis W. Long), a Senator from Louisiana; born in Greensburg, Decatur County, Ind., April 8, 1892; moved with her parents to Shreveport, La., in 1901; attended the public schools of Shreveport; appointed on ...
Black-and-white reproduction of a photograph of Huey Pierce Long and his wife, Rose McConnell Long, at the time of their marriage in 1913. Share via Facebook Share via Twitter
