Alexander Long | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | John A. Gurley |
| Succeeded by | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Hamilton County district | |
| In office December 4, 1846 – December 1, 1850 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 24, 1816 Greenville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 1886 (aged 69) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Cynthia Parker Sammons |
Alexander Long (December 24, 1816 – November 28, 1886) was a Democratic United States Congressman who served in Congress from March 4, 1863, to March 3, 1865.[1]
During the Civil War, Long was a prominent "Copperhead", a member of the peace movement of the Democratic Party, and he was identified as being one of the war's most vehement opponents.[2] Even though Long was a "free-soiler" Democrat who in his early years voted to repeal the "Black Laws of Ohio",[3] he later opposed both emancipation and suffrage for blacks.[4][5][6]
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- ^ Harlan (1961), p. 100
- ^ Harlan (1961), p. 119
- ^ Harlan (1961), p. 102
- ^ Klement (1977), p. 109
- ^ Hubbell & Geary (1995)