Huey Long
though be advised that the official narrative is particularly suspect.
 Huey Long      (politician, Politician/Premature deaths) | |
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| Born | Huey Pierce Long Jr. August 30, 1893 Winnfield, Louisiana, United States |
| Died | September 10, 1935 (Age 42) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States |
| Alma mater | Tulane University |
| Children | • Rose McConnell Long McFarland • Russell B. Long • Palmer Reid Long |
| Spouse | Rose McConnell Long |
| Victim of | • assassination • Internal Revenue Service • FDR |
| Party | Democratic |
| 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.
References
- ↑ https://donaldjeffries.substack.com/p/reparations-for-the-common-people
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200615000535/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax-irs-scandals/factbox-irss-rich-history-of-scandals-political-abuse-idUSBRE94F16V20130516
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200626100221/https://www.americanheritage.com/fdr-and-kingfish
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200615000538/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/05/irs-witch-hunts-tea-party-history-mother-jones/
- ↑ http://www.greanvillepost.com/2016/10/03/encyclopedia-of-domestic-assassinations/#Long
