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John Davis Long

Massachusetts governor and Congressman; Secretary of the Navy (1838–1915)
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John Davis Long
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
October 27, 1838
Date of death
August 28, 1915
Place of birth
Buckfield
Place of death
Hingham
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, writer, governor, member of parliament
Position held
United States representative, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Governor of Massachusetts, United States Secretary of the Navy, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[13][14][15][16][17]
Educated at
Harvard University[18]
Member of political party
Republican Party[22]
Father
Zadoc R. Long[11]
Work location
Boston, Washington, D.C.[29][30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Described by source
Massachusetts Legislative Biography File, 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31][32][33]
Family name
Long[25]
Given name
John[26]
Member of
Phi Beta Kappa Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[19][20]
Name in native language
John Davis Long[35]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject every politician/Massachusetts[36]
Place of burial
Hingham Cemetery[10]
Residence
Massachusetts, Hingham[23][24]
Significant event
1877 Massachusetts legislature, 1875 Massachusetts legislature[27][28]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
000000008157425X
VIAF cluster ID
76693432
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79072654
GND ID
117478251X
American National Biography ID
0500445
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/87324
BHL creator ID
14190
FAST ID
38435
Find a Grave memorial ID
12935
Freebase ID
/m/038mfd
Geni profile ID
6000000020023680425
Harper's tag
john-davis-long
Show all 28 identifiers +16
Hymnary author ID
Long_JD3
IdRef ID
084663669
J9U entity ID
987007271619305171
NLA Trove people ID
907529
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
315482877
Open Library ID
OL360542A, OL4277068A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
74299
Political Graveyard politician ID
long.html#419.23.16
SNAC ARK ID
w63n2g9w
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10581906
US Congress Bio ID
L000423
United States House of Representatives ID
17120
WikiTree person ID
Long-7912
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyxkKHXbKHJhgFGRF69Xd
Yale LUX ID
person/1eeac810-d2ed-4219-861f-e621a5628343

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🔗 Connections
Position held 4
United States Secretary of the Navy, Governor of Massachusetts, United States representative, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
Occupation 3
writer, politician, lawyer
Member of 2
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa Society
Residence 2
Massachusetts, Hingham
Work location 2
Washington, D.C., Boston
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Educated at 1
Harvard University
Family name 1
Long
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Named after 1
USS Long
Place of birth 1
Buckfield
Place of death 1
Hingham
Sex or gender 1
male
← Significant person 1
Charles Herbert Allen
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Summary

John Davis Long was born on October 27, 1838[1], in Buckfield[2]. He died on August 28, 1915[3], in Hingham[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], writer[7], governor[8], and member of parliament[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Davis Long include USS Long[37], a destroyer[38].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include USS Long[37], a destroyer[38].

FAQs

Where was John Davis Long born?

John Davis Long's place of birth was Buckfield[2].

Where did John Davis Long die?

John Davis Long passed away in Hingham[4].

Who were John Davis Long's parents?

John Davis Long's father was Zadoc R. Long[11].

What did John Davis Long do for work?

John Davis Long worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], writer[7], governor[8], and member of parliament[9].

Where did John Davis Long go to school?

John Davis Long was educated at Harvard University[18].

Related Entities

lawyer Massachusetts United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Massachusetts Legislative Biography File. wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . archives.lib.state.ma.us. Retrieved . archives.lib.state.ma.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . archives.lib.state.ma.us. Retrieved . archives.lib.state.ma.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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