Oren E. Long

Oren Ethelbirt Long ( born March 4, 1889 in Altoona, Wilson County, Kansas; † May 6, 1965 in Honolulu, Hawaii ) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party.

Long was born in 1889 in Altoona, Kansas. He attended Johnson College in Kimberlin Heights, Tennessee and attended the University of Michigan and Columbia University in New York City. In 1951 he was appointed by Harry S. Truman for the tenth Territorial Governor of Hawaii. He held until 1953 this office.

On 28 July 1959 he was elected for the new state of Hawaii in the U.S. Senate. Long took office on August 21, and retained his seat until 1963. For re-election, he did not run.

Long died on May 6, 1965 in Honolulu.