John Andrew Long

Full Name: John Andrew Long, Sr.
Date of birth: November 18, 1898
Date of death: July 21, 1958

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	30	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Lovelady / Houston		Houston
H	30	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Lovelady / Houston		Houston

(1) LOVELADY, TEXAS. "Lovelady, on State Highway 19 some fifteen miles south of Crockett in Houston County . . . Postal service for early settlers in the area was obtained from nearby Pennington from 1858 until 1872, when the Lovelady post office was established." Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Lovelady. House Journal.
(3) Crockett. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/27/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Private, Student Army Tng C. Huntsville, World War I. John A. Long, residence in Crockett, Houston County, birth date 11/18/1898 in Rusk, Texas; inducted at Crockett, Texas 10/14/1918. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).

Other Resources

Census of 1930 - John A. Long, Precinct 4, Houston County, age 31, born circa 1899, teacher/public school, spouse Thelma, son John A., Jr. FamilySearch.
John Andrew Long, Sr., birth date 11/18/1898, death date 7/21/1958 in Kimble, Junction County; teacher/public schools; served in World War I; removal to Crockett, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
John A. Long (1898-1958), funeral notice, burial with spouse Thelma B. Long in Evergreen Memorial Park, Crockett, Houston County. Find a Grave.
Photo, "Long to Teach Education Next Six Week Term," Alpine Sul Ross Skyline, 6/25/1947, p. 1. John A. Long "served two terms in the House of Representatives," State Banking Commissioner, Superintendent of Houston County schools, and "newly elected Superintendent of the Junction, Texas schools." NewspaperARCHIVE.com.
Death notice, Junction, July 21, The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Texas), 7/21/1958, p. 5, 4th col., crediting the Hopkins County Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
41st Legislature (1929) - Jno. A. Long, postoffice Lovelady, nativity Texas, age 29, teacher, member of former legislatures: 40th. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. John A. Long, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jno. A. Long, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

41st R.S. - 1929 Claims and Accounts Common Carriers Education Enrolled Bills (Chair) Meridian College Penitentiaries
40th R.S. - 1927 Banks and Banking Live Stock and Stock Raising Privileges, Suffrage and Elections School Districts (Vice Chair)

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