John Davis Long
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| 32nd Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office January 8, 1880 – January 4, 1883 |
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| Lieutenant | Byron Weston |
| Preceded by | Thomas Talbot |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Franklin Butler |
| 34th United States Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office March 6, 1897 – April 30, 1902 |
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| Preceded by | Hilary A. Herbert |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Moody |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd district | |
| In office 1883–1889 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin W. Harris |
| Succeeded by | Elijah A. Morse |
| 31st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office 1879–1880 |
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| Governor | Thomas Talbot |
| Preceded by | Horatio G. Knight |
| Succeeded by | Byron Weston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 27, 1838 Buckfield, Maine |
| Died | August 28, 1915 (aged 76) Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary W. Glover (her death) Agnes Pierce |
| Children | Margaret Long Helen Long Pierce Long |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
John Davis Long (October 27, 1838 – August 28, 1915) was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 32nd Governor of Massachusetts between 1880 and 1883. He later served as the Secretary of the Navy from 1897 to 1902.
Born in Buckfield, Maine to Zadoc Long, he graduated from Harvard University in 1857 and practiced law in Maine and Massachusetts. Long then served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1876–1879), Lieutenant Governor (1879), Governor (1880–1883) and Congressman from Massachusetts. He was present at the dedication of the Town Hall in Stoughton, Massachusetts on November 22, 1881. In one of his last acts as governor, appointed Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on 8 December 1882, a last minute appointment as the Governor's Council adjourned that day at 3pm.
Appointed 34th Secretary of the Navy by President William McKinley 5 March 1897, Long served with vision and efficiency through the next five years, organizing the Navy for the challenges of the Spanish-American War and the expansion that followed, and laying the groundwork for the growth of the "New American Navy" fostered by his former assistant, President Theodore Roosevelt.
Long resigned in 1902, returned to Massachusetts, and died at Hingham, Massachusetts in 1915.
USS Long (DD-209) was named for him.
In 1870, Long married Mary Woodward Glover, with whom he had two daughters, Margaret and Helen, before she died in 1882. In 1886 Long married Agnes Pierce; their son, Pierce, was born December 29, 1887.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
John Davis Long was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Alpha chapter).
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Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Long, John Davis. |
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts Governor Biography
- John Davis Long at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Horatio G. Knight |
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1879–1880 |
Succeeded by Byron Weston |
| Preceded by Thomas Talbot |
Governor of Massachusetts 1880–1883 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Franklin Butler |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by Benjamin W. Harris |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district 1883 - 1889 |
Succeeded by Elijah A. Morse |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Hilary A. Herbert |
United States Secretary of the Navy 1897–1902 |
Succeeded by William H. Moody |
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