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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Gillis William Long
|name=Gillis William Long
|office=[[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 8th congressional district, since disbanded
|office=[[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 8th congressional district, since disbanded
|death_place=[[Washington, D.C.]]
|death_place=[[Washington, D.C.]]
|death_cause=Heart failure
|death_cause=Heart failure
|resting_place=Alexandria National Cemetery in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], Louisiana
|resting_place=Alexandria National Cemetery in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], Louisiana
|spouse=Catherine Small Long (born 1924)
|spouse=Catherine Small Long (born 1924)
|party= [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|occupation=[[Attorney]]<br>
|occupation=[[Attorney]]<br>
Investment banker<br>
Investment banker<br>
In its April 29, 2007, edition, Long's hometown newspaper, ''The Alexandria Town Talk'', declared that Long, along with legendary Camille Francis Gravel, Jr. and [[American Civil War]] [[Genera]]l [[William Tecumseh Sherman]], were the three most significant historical persons to have been associated with Alexandria.<ref>''The Alexandria Town Talk,'' April 29, 2007.</ref>
In its April 29, 2007, edition, Long's hometown newspaper, ''The Alexandria Town Talk'', declared that Long, along with legendary Camille Francis Gravel, Jr. and [[American Civil War]] [[Genera]]l [[William Tecumseh Sherman]], were the three most significant historical persons to have been associated with Alexandria.<ref>''The Alexandria Town Talk,'' April 29, 2007.</ref>
==Background==
Long was born in Winn Parish to Floyd Harrison Long, Sr. (1883–1951), and the former Birdie Shumake (1892–1984). His paternal grandparents were Thomas Jefferson Long (1861–1948) and Mary Ella Wright. Among others, he was a cousin of [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], [[Russell Long]], George Shannon Long, [[Speedy Long]], Jimmy D. Long, Gerald Long, [[Floyd Smith]], and Mary Alice Long Rambo, wife of legislator Willard Lloyd Rambo (1917-1984).
Long was born in Winn Parish to Floyd Harrison Long, Sr. (1883–1951), and the former Birdie Shumake (1892–1984). His paternal grandparents were Thomas Jefferson Long (1861–1948) and Mary Ella Wright. Among others, he was a cousin of [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], [[Russell Long]], George Shannon Long, [[Speedy Long]], Jimmy D. Long, Gerald Long, [[Floyd Smith]], and Mary Alice Long Rambo, wife of legislator Willard Lloyd Rambo (1917-1984).