Rose McConnell Long

Rose McConnell Long
United States Senator
from Louisiana
In office
January 31, 1936 – January 3, 1937
Preceded byHuey Long
Succeeded byAllen J. Ellender
Personal details
Born
Rose McConnell

(1892-04-08)April 8, 1892
Greensburg, Indiana, U.S.
DiedMay 27, 1970(1970-05-27) (aged 78)
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
(m. 1913; died 1935)
Children3, including Russell

Rose McConnell Long (April 8, 1892 – May 27, 1970) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from Louisiana, succeeding her late husband Huey Long. She was the third woman to serve as a U.S. senator, and the first from Louisiana.[1]

  1. ^ Fairfield, Hannah; McLEAN, ALAN; Willis, Derek. "Women in the Senate". The New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2016.