John Long (politician)

John Long (born February 26, 1785 in Loudoun County , Virginia , †  August 11, 1857 in Liberty , North Carolina ) was an American politician . Between 1821 and 1829 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In his youth, John Long came with his parents to Longs Mill, later Liberty, in North Carolina, where he attended both public and private schools. He then worked as a successful farmer in agriculture. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Republican Party . In 1811 and 1812 he was a member of the House of Representatives from North Carolina ; from 1814 to 1815 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the congressional election of 1820 , Long was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded Charles Fisher on March 4, 1821 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1829 . After the dissolution of his party in the early 1820s, he joined the opposition to Andrew Jackson and became a supporter of President John Quincy Adams . In Congress he represented the short-lived National Republican Party in his final terms . Since 1825 in particular, there has been a heated argument in the House of Representatives between supporters of the two factions over Jackson and Adams.

Long was not re-elected in 1828. In the following years he no longer appeared politically. He returned to his agricultural activities and died on August 11, 1857.

Web links

• John Long in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• John Long in the database of Find a Grave (English)