Person:John Long (198)

Watchers
  1. Ann Long1783 - 1870
  2. John Long1785 - 1857
  3. Rebecca Long1787 - 1872
  4. Sarah Long1790 - 1866
m. 1807
Facts and Events
Name John Long
Gender Male
Birth? 26 Feb 1785 Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Marriage 1807 to Sabra Sheppard Ramsey
Death? 11 Aug 1857 Liberty, Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Burial[1] Richland Cemetery, Liberty, Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Religion? Quaker
References
  1. 21666734 , in Find A Grave
    includes photos, last accessed Nov 2022.

    US Congressman. A successful farmer, he served in the North Carolina State House of Representatives and State Senate, 1811 to 1815. In 1821, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventeenth Congress, elected as a Crawford Republican to the Eighteenth Congress, and served three terms through 1829. A unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed his agricultural business until his death.

    Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith