- Alexander Long
Alexander Long (
December 24 ,1816 –November 28 ,1886 ) was a DemocraticUnited States Congress man who was born inGreenville, Pennsylvania onDecember 24 ,1816 . Before entering politics he studied and practiced law inCincinnati, Ohio . In 1848-49 he was a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives and was in theU.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat from Ohio (38th Congress) onMarch 4 ,1863 untilMarch 3 ,1865 .He is best known for his opposition to the Civil War and being in favor of recognizing the independence of the Confederacy. A speech he made in Congress on
April 8 ,1864 expressed these views which was denounced by several Congressmen including Speaker of the HouseSchuyler Colfax . OnApril 9 ,1864 he was censured by Congress for "treasonable utterances".He made an unsuccessful bid for reelection to the 39th Congress and left politics to resume his law practice in Cincinnati. He died on
November 28 ,1886 and is interred inSpring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati.References
* Harlan, Louis R., ed. “The Autobiography of Alexander Long", Bulletin of the Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio 19 (April 1961): 99-127.
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