- Oren E. Long
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Oren Ethelbirt Long United States Senator
from HawaiiIn office
August 21, 1959 – January 3, 1963Preceded by None (Statehood) Succeeded by Daniel Inouye 10th Territorial Governor of Hawaii In office
May 8, 1951 – February 28, 1953Appointed by Harry S. Truman Preceded by Ingram M. Stainback Succeeded by Samuel Wilder King Personal details Born March 4, 1889
Altoona, KansasDied May 6, 1965 (aged 76)
Honolulu, HawaiiResting place Oahu Cemetery Political party Democratic Spouse(s) Irene Profession Social worker, public school official Religion Disciples of Christ Military service Service/branch United States Army Battles/wars World War II Oren Ethelbirt Long (March 4, 1889 – May 6, 1965), was the tenth Territorial Governor of Hawai'i and served from 1951 to 1953. A member of the Hawai'i Democratic Party, Long was appointed to the office after the term of Ingram M. Stainback. After statehood was achieved he served in the United States Senate, one of the first two, along with Hiram Fong, to represent Hawai'i in that body. Long remains the only U.S. Senator from Hawaii with no Asian ancestry.
Life
Long was born in Altoona, Kansas and attended Johnson Bible College in Knoxville, Tennessee, University of Michigan, and Columbia University in New York City. He first came to Hawai'i in 1917 as a social worker in Hilo. He then held various educational positions in the public school system eventually becoming a superintendent from 1933 to 1946. He was appointed Governor of the Territory of Hawai'i by President of the United States Harry Truman in 1951 and served until 1953. Long served in the Hawaii Territorial Senate 1956-1959.
On July 28, 1959 he was elected to one of the two Senate seats from the newly formed State of Hawaii, and took office on August 21, 1959. The other Senator elected was Republican Hiram Fong. Long chose not to run for re-election in 1962, and was succeeded by fellow Democrat & then-Rep. Daniel Inouye, in January 1963.
Long appeared as a contestant on What's My Line? shortly after taking office. After three rounds of questioning, the panel successfully guessed him to be the senator from Hawaii.
He died in 1965 of a heart attack in Honolulu, Hawaii and was buried in Oahu Cemetery.
References
External links
- Oren Ethelbirt Long at Find a Grave
Political offices Preceded by
Ingram M. StainbackTerritorial Governor of Hawai'i
1951–1953Succeeded by
Samuel Wilder KingUnited States Senate Preceded by
(none)United States Senator (Class 3) from Hawaii
1959–1963
Served alongside: Hiram FongSucceeded by
Daniel InouyeGovernors of Hawaii
Territorial Governor of Hawaiʻi (1898–1941)
Short · Emmons · Richardson Territorial Governor of Hawaiʻi (1944–1959) Governor of Hawaiʻi (1959-Present) United States Senators from Hawaii Class 1 Class 3 Long • InouyeCategories:- 1889 births
- 1965 deaths
- People from Wilson County, Kansas
- American Disciples of Christ
- Columbia University alumni
- Deaths from myocardial infarction
- Members of the Hawaiian Territorial Legislature
- Governors of Hawaii Territory
- Johnson University alumni
- United States Senators from Hawaii
- University of Michigan alumni
- Democratic Party United States Senators
- Hawaii Democrats
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