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'''Gillis William Long''' (May 4, 1923 – January 20, 1985) was an [[attorney]] and [[business]]man from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]].

'''Gillis William Long''' (May 4, 1923 – January 20, 1985) was an [[attorney]] and [[business]]man from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]] 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 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>​

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>​

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