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who was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[U.S. Representative]] for his state's 8th congressional district, since disbanded. He was a member of the [[Huey Long|Long political family]]. Long served seven non-consecutive terms in the House and placed third in two campaigns for the Democratic [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nominations in 1963 and 1971. Long served in Congress between 1963 and 1965, and again from 1973 until his death from a heart attack in 1985 in [[Washington, D.C.]] Though he was elected to an eighth term in the House in 1984, he died seventeen days into that term. His death coincided with the second inauguration of his political opponent, [[U.S. President]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]].
who was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[U.S. Representative]] for his state's 8th congressional district, since disbanded. He was a member of the [[Huey Long|Long political family]]. Long served seven non-consecutive terms in the House and placed third in two campaigns for the Democratic [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nominations in 1963 and 1971. Long served in Congress between 1963 and 1965, and again from 1973 until his death from a heart attack in 1985 in [[Washington, D.C.]] Though he was elected to an eighth term in the House in 1984, he died seventeen days into that term. His death coincided with the second inauguration of his political opponent, [[U.S. President]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]].
In its April 29, 2007, edition, Long's hometown newspaper, ''The Alexandria Town Talk'', declared that Long, along with legendary [[Camille Gravel|Camille Francis Gravel, Jr.]], and [[American Civil War]] [[General]] [[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 Gillis Long, along with legendary [[Camille Gravel|Camille Francis Gravel, Jr.]], and [[American Civil War]] [[General]] [[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==
==Background==