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    Huey Long

    American politician, Governor of Louisiana, and United States Senator

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Huey_LongHuey Long - Wikipedia

    e. 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. He was a left-wing populist member of the Democratic Party and rose to national ...

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  3. 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. ... THE KINGFISH . With the slogan ...

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

    May 29, 2024 · PBS - Huey Long's life and legacy (May 29, 2024) Huey Long (born August 30, 1893, near Winnfield, Louisiana, U.S.—died September 10, 1935, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) was a flamboyant and demagogic governor of Louisiana and U.S. senator whose social reforms and radical welfare proposals were ultimately overshadowed by the unprecedented executive ...

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

    Huey Long was known as "the Kingfish", a take-charge problem solver who delivered immediate relief to the suffering and powerless. As Governor, he used strong-arm tactics to break political gridlock and cut red tape. He took Washington by storm as the most outspoken U.S. Senator. >

  6. time.com › 4020709Why Huey P. Long Was Both Loved and Loathed | TIME

    Sep 8, 2015 · L ouisianans either loved or hated Huey P. Long; there was no middle ground with “the Kingfish.” In the relatively short span between his election as Louisiana governor in 1928 and his death ...

  7. www.historytoday.com › archive › huey-long-louisianaHuey Long: The Louisiana Kingfish | History Today

    On September 8th, 1935, a young doctor stepped from behind a pillar in the state capitol at Baton Rouge and fired one shot from his revolver. Two days later his victim, Senator Huey Pierce Long of Louisiana, died, and his death caused countless Americans, from President Roosevelt downwards, to breathe a sigh of relief, while the poor farmers of ...

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  9. www.mentalfloss.com › 538463 › facts-about-huey-long10 Fascinating Facts About Huey Long | Mental Floss

    Apr 27, 2018 · Here are 10 facts about the ostentatious politician who gave himself the nickname "The Kingfish." 1. HE WAS A TALENTED STUDENT WHO WAS EXPELLED BEFORE GRADUATING. ... According to Huey Long’s ...