Preceded by Thomas C. Hennings Political party Democratic Succeeded by Thomas Eagleton Nationality American | Preceded by James T. Blair, Jr. Party Democratic Party Governor James T. Blair, Jr. Name Edward Long Resigned December 27, 1968 | |
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Full Name Edward Vaughn Long Born July 18, 1908
Lincoln County, Missouri ( 1908-07-18 ) Resting place Grand View Burial Park
39°40′06.6″N 91°24′55.4″W / 39.668500°N 91.415389°W / 39.668500; -91.415389 (Edward V. Long Burial Site) Role Former United States Senator Died November 6, 1972, Eolia, Missouri, United States Education Culver–Stockton College, University of Missouri | ||
Previous office Senator (MO) 1960–1968 | ||
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. One of his most notable accomplishments as a US Senator is introducing and passing the Freedom of Information Act.
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.