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  2. Assassination of Huey Long - Wikipedia

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    On September 8, 1935, Huey Long, a United States senator and former Louisiana governor, was fatally shot at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Long was an extremely popular and influential politician at the time, and his death eliminated a possible 1936 presidential bid against Franklin D. Roosevelt.

  3. Carl Weiss - Wikipedia

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    On September 8, 1935, Carl Weiss confronted and shot Huey Long in the Capitol building in Baton Rouge. [12] At 9:20 p.m., just after passage of a bill reconfiguring the district of Weiss's father-in-law, Judge Benjamin Henry Pavy, to deny him reelection, Weiss approached Long.

  4. Huey Long - Wikipedia

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    Huey Pierce Long Jr. was born on August 30, 1893, near Winnfield, a small town in north-central Louisiana, the seat of Winn Parish. [1] Although Long often told followers he was born in a log cabin to an impoverished family, they lived in a "comfortable" farmhouse and were well-off compared to others in Winnfield.

  5. All the King's Men - Wikipedia

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    Huey Long was at the zenith of his career when he was assassinated in 1935; just a year earlier, Robert Penn Warren had begun teaching at Louisiana State University. [13] Stark, like Long, is shot to death in the state capitol building by a physician. The title of the book possibly came from Long's motto, "Every Man a King" or his nickname ...

  6. US Senate career of Huey Long - Wikipedia

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    Huey Long, the former governor of Louisiana, served in the United States Senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935.A powerful figure, Long was integral in Franklin Roosevelt's 1932 Democratic Nomination and the election of the first woman, Hattie Caraway, to the US Senate.

  7. Mysterious jail cell in Roosevelt hotel may be famous 'deduct ...

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    The most popular story of Huey P. Long and the hotel is set in The Sazerac Bar. "Someone tried to assassinate him here in The Sazerac Bar, the gunshot hole is right up there.

  8. The 18 Best Things To Do In Baton Rouge, Louisiana - AOL

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    The 450-foot-tall new State Capitol was built by Governor and U.S. Senator Huey P. Long, who tragically was shot in the building in 1935. ... After Sonya Massey's death, sheriff's office faces new ...

  9. Share Our Wealth - Wikipedia

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    Share Our Wealth was a movement that began in February 1934, during the Great Depression, by Huey Long, a governor and later United States Senator from Louisiana. [1] Long first proposed the plan in a national radio address, which is now referred to as the "Share Our Wealth Speech". [ 2 ]