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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.
Rose McConnell Long. Birth. 8 Apr 1892. Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, USA. Death. 27 May 1970 (aged 78) Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, USA. Burial. Forest Park Cemetery. Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Show Map. Plot. Section 17, Lot 7. Memorial ID. 6369891. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 4. Flowers 75.
Nov 9, 2009 · Huey Long was a Louisiana politician who rose to power as governor and senator, advocating for working class and poor constituents. He married Rose McConnell in 1913, a woman he met at a baking contest, and had a turbulent and controversial career until he was assassinated in 1935.
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Hall of Fame. Inductees. 2014 Inductee. 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.
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 January 31 ...
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Rose McConnell Long (1892–1970), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1936, U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1936–1937. Wife of Huey Long. [10] Blanche Long (1902–1998), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1956 1960, Democratic National Committeewoman 1956–1963. Wife of Earl Long. [11]
