Born in Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter Martin McConnell
and Sallie Armitage (Billiu) McConnell
Sister of
Lee McConnell and Aileen (McConnell) Wiley
Wife of
Huey Pierce Long Jr
— married
12 Apr 1913 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Died
at age 78
in Boulder, Colorado, United States
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Rose (McConnell) Long is Notable.
| Rose (McConnell) Long lived in Louisiana. Join: Louisiana Families Project Discuss: louisiana |
| Preceded by Huey Long |
Rose McConnell Long US Senator (Class 2) from Louisiana  |
Succeeded by Allen J. Ellender |
Contents |
Biography
Birth
Rose McConnell was born on April 8, 1892 to Peter and Sallie (Billiu) McConnell in Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana. She moved to Shreveport, Louisiana in 1901.[1][2]
Marriage
After winning a cake-baking competition that Huey Long had organized, Huey and Rose met and married in Shreveport, Louisiana on April 12, 1913. They remained married until his death in 1935. She never remarried.[3] Rose worked as a secretary to put her husband, Huey, through Tulane Law School. She later served as his political adviser.[3]
Children
- Senator Russell Billiu Long, Shreveport, Louisiana;[2]
- Rose Lolita Long McFarland, Boulder, Colorado;[2]
- Palmer Reid Long, Sr., Shreveport, Louisiana[2]
Politics
- Party-Democrat[3]
- Rose McConnell Long became the 1st lady of Louisiana on May 21, 1928 and served in that capacity until January 25, 1932.[2]
- Huey P Long was serving in the US Senate when he was assassinated. A special election was held and Rose Long won as only the second elected female Senator.[4]
She served in the US Senate from January 31, 1936 to January 3, 1937.[1]
Hall of Fame
Rose Long was posthumously inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield, Louisiana on February 1, 2014[2]
Death & Burial
Rose McConnell Long died on May 27, 1970 in Boulder, Colorado. She is buried in Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport, Louisiana. [5]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "LONG, Rose McConnell, (1892 - 1970)" Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Rose Long at Wikipedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Long, Rose McConnell. History Art & Archives.
- ↑ U.S. Senate: Women in the Senate https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm
- ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #6369891 (accessed 25 March 2024)
Memorial page for Rose McConnell Long (8 Apr 1892-27 May 1970), citing Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA (plot: Section 17, Lot 7); Maintained by Find a Grave.
- 1920 US Census; Census Place: Shreveport Precinct 9, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T625_608; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 62; Image: 807.
- 1930 US Census 1930; Census Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: 787; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0055; Image: 880.0; FHL microfilm: 2340522. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
- 1940 US Census Census Place: East Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1398; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 17-40. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.
- Photo of Gravestone findaGrave # 6369891
- "LONG, Rose McConnell, (1892 - 1970)" Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Long, Rose McConnell. History Art & Archives.
See also:
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Acknowledgements
Thanks to Nancy Snow for starting this profile.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rose:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rose:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Nancy Snow 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WN1777063 [compare] [compare x], Ancestry member snown41
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Lori Lyons :
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We are working on a profile of Huey Long and need to merge these 2 profiles. Thank you, Amy McAndrews