- Aliases
- Huey P. Long
- Personal name
- Huey Pierce Long, Jr.
- Born
- August 30, 1893
- Died
- September 10, 1935
- Country
- United States
- IPI
-
00068618152 1 work
- Affiliation
- ASCAP
- Comments
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Politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. Born in north Louisiana and nicknamed "The Kingfish". Musically remembered for co-writing several LSU school songs including "Touchdown for LSU,” "The LSU Cadets March" and "Darling of LSU", as well as for "Every Man a King", which was his campaign song.