Member Biography

Daniel Edward Long 

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Sessions Office Position District Party
1921-1922       33 Republican
1923-1924       33 Republican

COUNTIES: Adams, Franklin  


Biography

05/15/1872 - 12/01/1952


Daniel Edward Long (R33) Adams and Franklin Counties 1921-1924

Early Life:

Daniel Edward Long, born May 15, 1872, Fayetteville, Franklin County, Pennsylvania; son of Daniel M. and Anna Elizabeth Emma Wingert; Cumberland Valley State Normal School, Shippensburg; teacher, Bel Air Academy, Maryland; Dickinson Law School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; admitted, Franklin County bar, 1899; attorney; business interests included, Chambersburg Ice and Cold Storage Company, orchards, Chambersburg paper, Public Opinion; Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1916; district attorney Franklin County, thirteen years; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1921-1924; delegate, Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944; died, December 1, 1952 (aged 80), heart, Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania Cedar Grove Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1916.

District attorney Franklin County, thirteen years.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 33rd district, Adams and Franklin Counties 1921-1924; committee assignments, Agriculture, Appropriations, Banks and Building and Loan Associations, Education, Elections, Exposition Affairs, Forestry, Game and Fisheries, Judiciary General, Library Pensions and Gratuities, Public Printing (Chairman), Public Supply of Light, Heat and Water.

Delegate, Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "L""Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1923-1924). Whitmore, R.E., (Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 983, 989, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 963.

The News-Chronicle (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania) · Tuesday, December 02, 1952 · Page 3

The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Long

Daniel Edward Long (1872-1952) - Find a Grave Memorial