Chester I. Long

Chester Isaiah Long ( born October 12, 1860, Perry County, Pennsylvania, † July 1, 1934 in Washington DC ) was an American politician ( Republican), who represented the state of Kansas in both chambers of Congress.

Life

Childhood and youth

Chester I. Long was born as the youngest of nine children of Abraham and Mary Long in Pennsylvania; the ancestors of his father had come from Germany to the United States in the early 18th century. At the age of five, he moved with his family to Daviess County, Missouri, where his father had purchased a farm. He attended rural schools and therefore had a rather low level of education.

He began in 1875 to work at a school as a teaching assistant and completed his education in 1880 at a school in Paola ( Kansas). Three more years he worked as a teacher until he found a job at the law firm of Peck, Johnson & McFarland in Topeka in 1883. In 1885 he became a member of the Bar Association of Kansas, after studying law. Shortly thereafter, he opened his own law firm in Medicine Lodge.

Political career

Even as a 16 -year-old showed up Long interested in politics when he was allowed to carry a torch when moving the Republicans. Because of his oratorical talent often approached Republican leading candidates for Senate or members post at Long, who served then as a speechwriter.

1889 Long ran successfully for a seat in the Senate of Kansas, where he served in the sequence as the youngest senator until 1892. In the same year he ran as a Republican for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but had against Jerry Simpson, the candidate of the Populist Party, suffered a defeat. 1894 Long ran a second time and was able to record a victory this time. He could, however, only one term of long, defend in Washington on 4 March 1895 to 3 March 1897 established; in 1896 he had already failed in the Worwahlen. In 1898 he again reported to his candidacy for a seat in the House of Representatives and could display another election victory. Long, who took office on March 4, 1899 was subsequently confirmed in office twice, and served until March 4, 1903.

The next step on the career ladder meant he was elected U.S. Senator in January 1903. However renewed candidacy for the office failed in 1908, so that the Long March 3, 1909 retired from the Senate.

Later life and family

After his career as a politician Long devoted back to his profession as a lawyer, first in Medicine Lodge, and, from 1911, in Wichita. Between 1921 and 1923 he was a member of a committee whose task was to reform the law of the state of Kansas.

In 1925 he moved to Washington, where he was elected President of the American Bar Association, the Association of American lawyers, elected in the same year. In 1926 he resigned that office, and devoted himself to his pension. This he spent with his wife Anna Bache, to whom he was married for 12 February 1895. They had two daughters together, Agnes and Margaret.

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