Huey Long

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Person.png Huey Long   Spartacus WikiquoteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician, Politician/Premature deaths)
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BornHuey Pierce Long Jr.
August 30, 1893
Winnfield, Louisiana, United States
DiedSeptember 10, 1935 (Age 42)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Alma materTulane University
Children • Rose McConnell Long McFarland
• Russell B. Long
• Palmer Reid Long
SpouseRose McConnell Long
Victim of • assassination
• Internal Revenue Service
• FDR
PartyDemocratic
Relatives • George S. Long
• Earl Long
• Blanche Long
• Gillis Long
• Speedy O. Long
• Swords Lee

Huey Long was a popular ex-governor of Louisiana, 1928-1932; senator from Louisiana, 1932-1935; a promising presidential hopeful, 1935.[1]

Punitive tax investigation

President Franklin D. Roosevelt had Long's finances investigated by the Internal Revenue Service in 1934.[2] Although they failed to link Long to any illegality, some of his lieutenants were charged with income tax evasion.[3]Roosevelt's son, Elliott, would later note that in this instance, his father "may have been the originator of the concept of employing the IRS as a weapon of political retribution".[4]

Assassination

A month after declaring that he would run for US president, Long was shot by a "lone nut" gunman[Who?]. Some people[Who?] suggest that he was shot by one of his own (bribed?) body guards. He was not killed outright and prompt medical attention might have saved his life.[5]

Official narrative

His page on Wikipedia was a featured article on 9 September 2021.


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