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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Allen Joseph Ellender
|name=Allen Joseph Ellender
|image=Allen J Ellender.jpg
|image=Allen Joseph Ellender.jpg
|birth_date=September 24, 1890
|birth_date=September 24, 1890
|birth_place=Montegut, [[Terrebonne Parish]], [[Louisiana]]
|birth_place=Montegut, [[Terrebonne Parish]], [[Louisiana]]
==U.S. Senate==
==U.S. Senate==
[[File:Allen J Ellender.jpg|thumb|left|240px]]
After the assassination of Sen. [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long]], his wife [[Rose McConnell Long]] was appointed to the seat to fill the vacancy. She declined to run for a full term, and Ellender won the 1936 election to succeed her.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267971 LA US Senate - D Primary]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267971 LA US Senate]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>
After the assassination of Sen. [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long]], his wife [[Rose McConnell Long]] was appointed to the seat to fill the vacancy. She declined to run for a full term, and Ellender won the 1936 election to succeed her.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267971 LA US Senate - D Primary]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267971 LA US Senate]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>