John A. Long

John Andrew Long

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

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.

Terms of Service top

House District 30
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lovelady / Houston
Counties in district: Houston
House District 30
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th (1) (2) (3)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lovelady / Houston
Counties in district: 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 Information 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

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

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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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