lieutenant death_date children birth_date term_end restingplace death_place term_start order spouse image caption relations predecessor birth_place party governor successor religion article_title birth_name
coleman frazar lindsey william j. `` bill '' dodd lether september 5 , 1960 -lrb- aged 65 -rrb- none august 26 , 1895 may 10 , 1960 1939 14 , 1940 may 13 , 1952 may earl k. long memorial park alexandria , louisiana june 8 , 1956 1936 26 , 1939 may 11 , 1948 may 45th governor of louisiana 38th lieutenant governor of louisiana blanche revere long earl long portrait.jpg earl kemp long huey pierce long , jr. -lrb- brother -rrb- richard james a. noe w. leche jimmie h. davis robert f. kennon winnfield , louisiana democratic richard w. leche sam coleman lindsey h. jones robert f. kennon jimmie h. davis southern baptist earl long
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earl long

earl kemp long -lrb- august 26 , 1895 -- september 5 , 1960 -rrb- was an american politician and the 45th governor of louisiana for three non-consecutive terms .
long termed himself the `` last of the red hot poppas '' of politics , referring to his stump-speaking skills .
he served from 1939 to 1940 , 1948 to 1952 , and 1956 to 1960 .
he was also elected as lieutenant governor , serving from 1936 to 1939 .
trying to keep a close hand in state government , long failed in three other bids to be elected lieutenant governor .
at the time of his death , long 's last term as governor had expired .
he was the democratic nominee for the us house of representatives from the now defunct eighth congressional district , based in central louisiana .
this was redistricted after population changed .
