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|successor=[[John Breaux]]
|successor=[[John Breaux]]
|resting_place= Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], Louisiana
|resting_place= Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], Louisiana
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democratic]]
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=(1) Katherine Mae Hattic Long (married 1939, divorced)<br>
|spouse=(1) Katherine Mae Hattic Long (married 1939, divorced)<br>
(2) Carolyn Elizabeth Bason (married 1969-2003, his death)
(2) Carolyn Elizabeth Bason (married 1969-2003, his death)
[[Earl Long]] (uncle)<br>George S. Long (uncle)<br>[[Samuel Bason]] (father-in-law)
[[Earl Long]] (uncle)<br>George S. Long (uncle)<br>[[Samuel Bason]] (father-in-law)
|occupation=[[Politician]], [[Attorney]]<br>
|occupation=[[Politician]], [[Attorney]]<br>
[[United States Navy]] (1942-1945)
[[United States Navy]] (1942–1945)
|alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]<br>LSU Law Center
|alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]<br>LSU Law Center
|religion=[[United Methodist Church]]
|religion=[[United Methodist Church]]
|death_place=[[Washington, D.C.]]
|death_place=[[Washington, D.C.]]
|religion=[[United Methodist]]
|religion=[[United Methodist]]
|allegiance=[[United States]]
|rank=[[Lieutenant]]
|branch=[[United States Navy]]
|unit=United States Naval Reserve
|serviceyears=1942–1945
|battles=[[World War II]]
|awards=Four Battle Stars
}}
}}
'''Russell Billiu Long''' (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003), the older son of [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Sr.]], and Rose McConnell Long, was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] from [[Louisiana]] who served in the [[United States Senate]] from December 31, 1948, until his retirement on January 3, 1987. As the long-time chairman of the Senate Finance Committee (1965-1981), Long was a key player in the writing of the national tax code at a time when federal spending with the advent of the [[Great Society]] and the costs of the [[Vietnam War]] began to accelerate in a dramatic fashion.
'''Russell Billiu Long''' (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003), the older son of [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Sr.]], and Rose McConnell Long, was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] from [[Louisiana]] who served in the [[United States Senate]] from December 31, 1948, until his retirement on January 3, 1987. As the long-time chairman of the Senate Finance Committee (1965–1981), Long was a key player in the writing of the national tax code at a time when federal spending with the advent of the [[Great Society]] and the costs of the [[Vietnam War]] began to accelerate in a dramatic fashion.
==Background==
==Background==