Robert A. Long

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Robert Alexander Long
Born	(1850-12-17)December 17, 1850 Shelbyville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	March 15, 1934(1934-03-15) (aged 83)
Resting place	Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery
Occupation(s)	Co-founder of Long-Bell Lumber Company, real estate developer
Known for	Liberty Memorial; namesake of Longview, Washington and Longville, Louisiana,

Robert Alexander Long (December 17, 1850 – March 15, 1934) was an American lumber baron, developer, investor, newspaper owner, and philanthropist. He lived most of his life in Kansas City, Missouri and founded Longview, Washington and Longville, Louisiana.

By 1906, Long owned 250,000 acres (1,000 km²) of pine in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana and converted it into 61 lumberyards. As the timber land was deforested in Louisiana, he moved west to the state of Washington and bought 270,000 acres (1,100 km²) of Douglas fir. There he became a pioneer in reforestation.^{[citation needed]} Long eventually owned many acres of land and buildings, spanning the United States from Washington D.C. to the state of Washington.