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{{Short description|American politician (1892–1970)}}

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|term_end = January 3, 1937
|term_end = January 3, 1937
|predecessor = [[Huey Long]]
|predecessor = [[Huey Long]]
|successor = [[Allen J. Ellender|Allen Ellender]]
|successor = [[Allen J. Ellender]]
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|birth_name = Rose McConnell
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1892|4|8}}
|birth_place = [[Greensburg, Indiana|Greensburg]], [[Indiana]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|birth_place = [[Greensburg, Indiana|Greensburg]], [[Indiana]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1970|5|27|1892|4|8}}
|death_place = [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]], [[Colorado]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|death_place = [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]], [[Colorado]], U.S.
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|spouse = [[Huey Long]] (1913–1935)
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|children = 3, including [[Russell B. Long|Russell]]
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'''Rose McConnell Long''' (April 8, 1892{{spaced ndash}}May 27, 1970) was a [[United States Senator]] and the wife of [[Huey Long]]. She was the third<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/03/22/us/politics/women-in-the-senate.html|title=Women in the Senate|last=Fairfield|first=Hannah|last2=McLEAN|first2=ALAN|access-date=2016-09-21|last3=Willis|first3=Derek}}</ref> woman to ever serve as a U.S. Senator, and the first from [[Louisiana]].
'''Rose McConnell Long''' (April 8, 1892{{spaced ndash}}May 27, 1970) was an American politician who served as a [[United States Senator|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/03/22/us/politics/women-in-the-senate.html|title=Women in the Senate|last1=Fairfield|first1=Hannah|last2=McLEAN|first2=ALAN|access-date=September 16, 2016|last3=Willis|first3=Derek|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>


==Life and work==
==Life and work==
[[File:Rose Long at desk with photograph of Huey P. Long.jpg|thumb|Long in 1936]]
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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 had ever served simultaneously in that body.
Rose McConnell was born in [[Greensburg, Indiana]]. She met Huey Long after she won a cake-baking contest that he had organized to promote a product that he was selling at the time. After a two-and-a-half-year courtship, Rose and Huey were married in 1913. The next year, he turned to the study of law, and he became a lawyer after passing the bar. They had three children together. Huey Long became a highly successful politician, elected as governor of Louisiana in 1928 and then U.S. senator from Louisiana in 1930.


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After Huey's [[Assassination of Huey Long|assassination]] in 1935, in an example of [[widow's succession]], Rose was appointed to serve in his seat in the United States Senate until a special election could be held. She won the [[1936 United States Senate special election in Louisiana|special election]] on April 21, 1936, to serve the remaining months of her husband's term, but she was not a candidate that fall for re-election to a full six-year term. Because [[Hattie Caraway]] (D-Arkansas) was already serving in the Senate when Rose Long was elected, it marked the first time that two women had ever served simultaneously in that body.
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Rose Long died in [[Boulder, Colorado]], in 1970, where she lived near her daughter, Rose Lolita Long McFarland. She was also survived by her sons, Palmer Reid Long of [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], and [[Russell B. Long]], then the sitting [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from Louisiana (the office she and her husband had both held).


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Rose Long died in [[Boulder, Colorado]], in 1970, where she lived near her daughter, Rose Lolita Long McFarland. She was also survived by her sons, Palmer Reid Long of [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], and [[Russell B. Long]], then the sitting [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from Louisiana.
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Mrs. Long was portrayed in the 1995 television movie ''[[Kingfish: A Story of Huey Long]]'' by [[Ann Dowd]].


==Legacy==
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On February 1, 2014, Mrs. Long, along with her nephew by marriage, [[John S. Hunt II|John S. Hunt, II]], was [[Posthumous recognition|posthumously]] inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in [[Winnfield, Louisiana|Winnfield]]. Six others were honored as well, including her son's press-secretary, [[Robert Mann (Louisiana)|Robert "Bob" Mann]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bossierpress.com/2013/10/02/whos-famous/|title=Who's famous?, October 2, 2013|publisher=[[Bossier Press-Tribune]]|accessdate=October 2, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20131002233027/http://bossierpress.com/2013/10/02/whos-famous/|archivedate=October 2, 2013|df=}}</ref>
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Mrs. Long was portrayed by [[Ann Dowd]] in the 1995 television movie ''[[Kingfish: A Story of Huey Long]].''

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On February 1, 2014, Mrs. Long was [[Posthumous recognition|posthumously]] inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in [[Winnfield, Louisiana|Winnfield]]. Six others were honored as well, including John S. Hunt II, son of her sister-in-law Lucille Long Hunt, and who had served on the Public Service Commission from 1964 to 1972. [[Robert Mann (Louisiana historian)|Robert "Bob" Mann]], press secretary to Senator [[Russell B. Long]], was also inducted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bossierpress.com/2013/10/02/whos-famous/|title=Who's famous?, October 2, 2013|publisher=[[Bossier Press-Tribune]]|access-date=October 2, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131002233027/http://bossierpress.com/2013/10/02/whos-famous/|archive-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Rose McConnell Long
United States Senator
from Louisiana
In office
January 31, 1936 – January 3, 1937
Preceded byHuey Long
Succeeded byAllen J. Ellender
Personal details
Born
Rose McConnell

(1892-04-08)April 8, 1892
Greensburg, Indiana, U.S.
DiedMay 27, 1970(1970-05-27) (aged 78)
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
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(m. 1913; died 1935)​
Children3, including Russell

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.[1]

Life and work

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Long in 1936

Rose McConnell was born in Greensburg, Indiana. She met Huey Long after she won a cake-baking contest that he had organized to promote a product that he was selling at the time. After a two-and-a-half-year courtship, Rose and Huey were married in 1913. The next year, he turned to the study of law, and he became a lawyer after passing the bar. They had three children together. Huey Long became a highly successful politician, elected as governor of Louisiana in 1928 and then U.S. senator from Louisiana in 1930.

After Huey's assassination in 1935, in an example of widow's succession, Rose was appointed to serve in his seat in the United States Senate until a special election could be held. She won the special election on April 21, 1936, to serve the remaining months of her husband's term, but she was not a candidate that fall for re-election to a full six-year term. Because Hattie Caraway (D-Arkansas) was already serving in the Senate when Rose Long was elected, it marked the first time that two women had ever served simultaneously in that body.

Rose Long died in Boulder, Colorado, in 1970, where she lived near her daughter, Rose Lolita Long McFarland. She was also survived by her sons, Palmer Reid Long of Shreveport, Louisiana, and Russell B. Long, then the sitting United States Senator from Louisiana.

Legacy

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Mrs. Long was portrayed by Ann Dowd in the 1995 television movie Kingfish: A Story of Huey Long.

On February 1, 2014, Mrs. Long was posthumously inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield. Six others were honored as well, including John S. Hunt II, son of her sister-in-law Lucille Long Hunt, and who had served on the Public Service Commission from 1964 to 1972. Robert "Bob" Mann, press secretary to Senator Russell B. Long, was also inducted.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fairfield, Hannah; McLEAN, ALAN; Willis, Derek. "Women in the Senate". The New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "Who's famous?, October 2, 2013". Bossier Press-Tribune. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
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U.S. Senate
Preceded by United States Senator (Class 2) from Louisiana
1936–1937
Served alongside: John Overton 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Louisiana
(Class 2)
1936 		Succeeded by
  1. ^ "Mrs. Huey Long Named Nominee by Committee". Alexandria Town Talk. Alexandria, La. February 5, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
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