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Long, John Davis 1838-
Lawyer; born in Buckfield, Me., Oct. 27, 1838; graduated at Harvard College in 1857; taught school
John Davis long. till 1859; was admitted to the bar in 1861; settled in Boston; and afterwards removed to Hingham.
In 1875-78 he was a member of the State legislature; and in the last two years of this period was speaker of the House.
He was elected governor in 1879, 1880, and 1881 and was a Representative in Congress in 1883-89.
At the beginning of President McKinlr of the State legislature; and in the last two years of this period was speaker of the House.
He was elected governor in 1879, 1880, and 1881 and was a Representative in Congress in 1883-89.
At the beginning of President McKinley's first administration Mr. Long was appointed Secretary of the Navy, a post to which he was reappointed by the President at the beginning of his second administration, March 5, 1901.
He has published The Republican party (1892), and a translation of Vergil's Aeneid.