George S. Long
| George S. Long | |
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| United States Representative from Louisiana's 8th congressional district (since defunct) | |
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In office January 3, 1953 – March 22, 1958 |
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| Preceded by | A. Leonard Allen |
| Succeeded by | Harold McSween |
| Oklahoma State Representative | |
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In office 1920–1922 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
George Shannon Long September 11, 1883 Tunica West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | March 22, 1958 (aged 74) Bethesda, Maryland |
| Resting place | Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Mary Katherine Shindel Long (–1950; her death) |
| Alma mater | Louisiana College |
| Occupation | Educator, lawyer, dentist |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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(1) Mary Katherine Shindel Long (–1950; her death)
George Shannon "Doc" Long (September 11, 1883 – March 22, 1958), a member of the Long political dynasty in Louisiana, was a Democratic U.S. representative from the now defunct 8th congressional district from 1953 until his death. Speedy Long of La Salle Parish, another member of the family, once jokingly compared George Long, the older brother of Huey P. Long, Jr., to the family's own "St. Peter".
George Long was the fourth born of ten children born to Huey Pierce "Hugh" Long, Sr. (1852–1937), and the former Caledonia Palestine Tison (1860–1913). He was born and reared in a log cabin in tiny Tunica in West Feliciana Parish near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When he was five, the Longs moved to Winnfield in Winn Parish, some fifty miles north of Alexandria. He attended the Winnfield public schools. Long attended what was then called "Mount Lebanon College", now the conservative Baptist-affiliated Louisiana College in Pineville in Rapides Parish. Long thereafter taught school for a time in Winn and Grant parishes.
He thereafter studied dentistry at various locations, including Atlanta, Georgia, Louisville, Kentucky, and New Orleans. He practiced dentistry in Oklahoma between 1904 and 1935.
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