Jefferson F. Long
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| Jefferson Franklin Long | |
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| In office December 22, 1870 - March 3, 1871 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel F. Gove |
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| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Speer |
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| Born | March 3, 1836 near the city of Knoxville and Crawford County, Georgia |
| Died | February 4, 1901 (aged 64) Macon, Georgia |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | tailor |
Jefferson Franklin Long (1836 - 1901) was an American politician from Georgia. He is the first African American from Georgia to be elected to the United States House of Representatives.
Long was born a slave near the city of Knoxville and Crawford County, Georgia on March 3, 1836. He was self-educated. He became a merchant tailor in Macon, Georgia. Long was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused when the U.S. House declared Samuel F. Gove not entitled to the seat and served from December 22, 1870, to March 3, 1871. Long was not a candidate for renomination in 1870, but did serve as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1880. He resumed business in Macon, Georgia, and died there on February 4, 1901. He was interred in Lynwood Cemetery.
[edit] Bibliography
- Matthews, John M. “Jefferson Franklin Long: The Public Career of Georgia’s First Black Congressman.” Phylon 42 (June 1981): 145-56.
- Logan, Rayford W. “Long, Jefferson Franklin.” In Dictionary of American Negro Biography, edited by Rayford W. Logan and Michael R. Winston, pp. 405. New York: W.W. Norton and Co., 1982.
- Jefferson F. Long at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by Samuel Francis Gove |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 4th congressional district December 22, 1870 - March 3, 1871 |
Succeeded by Thomas J. Speer |
