'''Rose McConnell Long''' (April 8, 1892 – May 27, 1970) was the wife of [[populist]] Democrat [[Louisiana]] governor [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long]], succeeding him in the Senate as an interim after his assassination. She declined to run for a full term and the seat was won by [[segregation]]ist [[Allen J. Ellender]] of [[Terrebonne Parish]]. | '''Rose McConnell Long''' (April 8, 1892 – May 27, 1970) was the wife of [[populist]] Democrat [[Louisiana]] governor [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long]], succeeding him in the Senate as an interim after his assassination. She declined to run for a full term and the seat was won by [[segregation]]ist [[Allen J. Ellender]] of [[Terrebonne Parish]]. |