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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 (Greensburg, 8 de abril de 1892 – Boulder, 27 de maio de 1970) foi uma política norte-americana. Esposa do político e Senador Huey Long , foi nomeada para o Senado dos Estados Unidos pelo estado norte-americano da Louisiana após o assassinato de seu marido.
Long's widow, Rose McConnell Long, was appointed to replace him in the Senate, and his son Russell B. Long, was a U.S. senator from 1948 to 1987. As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Russell shaped the nation's tax laws.
Rose McConnell Long (8 de abril de 1892 - 27 de mayo de 1970) fue una senadora de Estados Unidos y la esposa de Huey Long. Fue la primera senadora de Luisiana. Biografía. Long nació en Greensburg, en el condado de Decatur, Indiana. Ella conoció a Huey Long después de ganar un concurso de pastelería que había organizado. Rose y Huey se ...
He left behind a political dynasty that included his wife, Senator Rose McConnell Long; his son, Senator Russell B. Long; and his brother, Governor Earl Long, among others.
9 de nov. de 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.
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.
