Edward V. Long

Edward V. Long
United States Senator
from Missouri
In office
September 23, 1960 – December 27, 1968
Preceded byThomas Hennings
Succeeded byThomas Eagleton
36th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
In office
January 14, 1957 – September 23, 1960
GovernorJames T. Blair Jr.
Preceded byJames T. Blair Jr.
Succeeded byHilary A. Bush
Member of the Missouri State Senate
In office
1945–1955
Personal details
Born
Edward Vaughn Long

(1908-07-18)July 18, 1908
Whiteside, Missouri, U.S.
DiedNovember 6, 1972(1972-11-06) (aged 64)
Eolia, Missouri, U.S.
Resting placeGrand View Burial Park
39°40′06.6″N 91°24′55.4″W / 39.668500°N 91.415389°W / 39.668500; -91.415389 (Edward V. Long Burial Site)
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materCulver-Stockton College
University of Missouri

Edward Vaughn Long (July 18, 1908 – November 6, 1972) was a United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Democratic Party. He served in the United States Senate from 1960 until 1968. One of his most notable accomplishments as a US Senator writing the final draft of the Freedom of Information Act which passed in 1966 after 11 years of research, creation, and fight by the "Father of the Freedom of Information Act", Representative John E. Moss (D) of Sacramento, California.