Edward H. C. Long

Edward Henry Carroll Long (September 28, 1808 – October 16, 1865) was a farmer, a lawyer, an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Maryland.

Edward Henry Carroll Long
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Preceded byThomas Ara Spence
Succeeded byJohn Woodland Crisfield
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1833-1835
1839
1844
1861
Member of the Maryland Senate
In office
1860
Personal details
Born(1808-09-28)September 28, 1808
Princess Anne, Maryland, U.S.
DiedOctober 16, 1865(1865-10-16) (aged 57)
Princess Anne, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyWhig
SpouseAmelia Roach
Children5
Alma materYale College
Profession
  • farmer
  • lawyer
  • politician

Biography

Born in Princess Anne, Maryland, Long was the son of Zadock and Leah Whittington Long; attended the common schools and graduated from Yale College in 1828. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1830, and commenced practice in Princess Anne. He was also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He married Amelia Roach and they had five children.[1]

Career

Long was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1833 to 1835, 1839, 1844, and 1861. He served in the Maryland State Senate in 1860.

Elected from the sixth district of Maryland as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress, Long served from March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1847.[2] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846, and resumed the practice of his profession and also engaged in agricultural pursuits on his family farm, "Catalpa". He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1860.

Death

Long died in Princess Anne, Maryland, on October 16, 1865. He is interred at the Catalpa Family Farm, Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland.[3]

References
  1. Edward Henry Carroll Long. Obituary record of graduates By Yale university. 1870. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  2. "Edward Henry Carroll Long". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  3. "Edward Henry Carroll Long". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved August 3, 2013.


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