Edward V. Long

Edward V. Long
United States Senator from Missouri
In office September 23, 1960 – December 27, 1968
Preceded by	Thomas C. Hennings
Succeeded by	Thomas Eagleton
36th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
In office January 14, 1957 – September 23, 1960
Governor	James T. Blair, Jr.
Preceded by	James T. Blair, Jr.
Succeeded by	Hilary A. Bush
Member of the Missouri State Senate
In office 1945–1955
Personal details
Born	Edward Vaughn Long July 18, 1908 Lincoln County, Missouri
Died	November 6, 1972 (aged 64) Eolia, Missouri
Resting place	Grand View Burial Park 39°40′06.6″N 91°24′55.4″W / 39.668500°N 91.415389°W
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Culver-Stockton College University of Missouri

Edward Vaughn Long (July 18, 1908 – November 6, 1972) was a United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Democratic Party. He served in the United States Senate from 1960 until 1968.

Born in rural Lincoln County, Missouri near Whiteside, he was educated at Culver-Stockton College and the University of Missouri.

After holding various local offices in Bowling Green and Pike County, Long was elected to the Missouri State Senate, where he served from 1945 to 1955; he was elected majority floor leader in 1952 and President pro tempore in 1955.

In his first statewide race, he was elected the Lieutenant Governor of Missouri in 1956, serving from 1957 until his appointment in 1960 by Governor James T. Blair, Jr. to the Senate seat made vacant by the death of Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.. He won election to the Senate in his own right in 1962, but lost a primary challenge to Thomas Eagleton in 1968, and resigned his seat on December 27 of that year, resuming his law practice in Missouri.

Long is buried in Grand View Burial Park, Hannibal, Missouri.

References

• United States Congress. "Edward V. Long (id: L000415)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
• "Edward V. Long". Find a Grave. Retrieved April 23, 2013.