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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 from 1932 until his assassination in 1935.
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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 from 1932 until his assassination in 1935.

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Huey-Long-AmericanHuey Long | Biography, Significance, & Assassination | Britannica

    Sep 6, 2024 · Huey Long, flamboyant and demagogic governor of Louisiana and U.S. senator whose social reforms and radical welfare proposals were ultimately overshadowed by the unprecedented executive dictatorship that he perpetrated to ensure control of his home state.

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  6. www.history.com › topics › crimeHuey Long ‑ Assassination, Governor & New Deal - HISTORY

    Nov 9, 2009 · Huey Long, a populist governor and U.S. senator from Louisiana, was famed for his fiery oratory and radical reform proposals until his assassination at age 44.

  7. daily.jstor.org › huey-long-a-fiery-populist-whoHuey Long: A Fiery Populist Who Wanted to Share the Wealth

    Sep 15, 2017 · Huey Long, senator and governor of Louisiana, was assassinated on September 10th, 1935. He was only 42 years old. His short political career was defined by a charismatic persona that heartened his voters and provoked fear and loathing among his political opponents.

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  9. www.thoughtco.com › huey-long-biography-4582394Biography of Huey Long: Depression Era Politician - ThoughtCo

    Jan 3, 2019 · Huey Long was a controversial U.S. Senator during the Great Depression. He was a presumed presidential candidate until he was assassinated in 1935.

  10. www.hueylong.comHuey Long Official Website | Biography, Quotes, Photos, Speeches

    The story of Huey P. Long - the Kingfish - Louisiana governor and U.S. senator, assassinated at age 42. Huey Long quotes, pictures, biography, timeline and original documents.

  11. www.senate.gov › Featured_Bio_Long_HueyHuey Long: A Featured Biography - U.S. Senate

    Born in 1893, Huey Long of Louisiana worked as a traveling salesman, earned a law degree in a single year, and then entered public life as a railroad commissioner in 1918. Drawing on a political power base that he built among Louisiana’s small towns and rural districts, he became governor in 1928.