OVERVIEW:
BORN:
October 27, 1838;
Buckfield, Maine
DIED:
August 28, 1915 (age 76);
Hingham, Massachusetts
EDUCATION:
Harvard University (BA, 1857)
Harvard University (LLB, 1860)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Independent (Before 1875)
Republican (After 1875)
HIGHLIGHTS:
1861:
Admitted to the Bar
1861-1863:
Practiced Law in Maine
1863:
Moved Back to Boston
1875-1878:
Member, Massachusetts House of Representatives
1876-1878:
Speaker, Massachusetts House of Representatives
1879-1880:
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
1880-1883:
Governor of Massachusetts
1883-1889:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-MA)
1897-1902:
U.S. Secretary of the Navy
RESOURCES:
Papers (MA Historical Society)
Selected Papers Online (MA Historical Society)
Gov. John D. Long Letters (Hingham Public Library)
Online Books (University of Pennsylvania)
U.S. Navy
Biographical Directory of Congress
Miller Center
Wikipedia
MEDIA COVERAGE:
Profile (NYT, 5/1/1898)