Huey Long
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Huey Pierce Long Jr., 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 assassinati
Long in 1935
Card for Long's 1924 gubernatorial campaign
Long's office in the Governor's Mansion
Long's impeachment was conducted at the Old Louisiana State Capitol.
Assassination of Huey Long
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On September 8, 1935, Huey Long, a United States senator and former Louisiana governor, was fatally shot at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Long was an extremely popular and inf
Huey Long
…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 prominence during the Great Depression for his vocal criticism…
Long about two weeks before his death
Long on the cover of Time in 1935
The FN Model 1910 which Carl Weiss allegedly used to shoot Huey Long, on display at the Old State Capitol
A bullet hole in a marble column, marking a stray bullet from one of Long's bodyguards