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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | J.H. Long |
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Chehalis, Washington , United States |
| Email | None |
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November 27, 1845
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| Died | January 21, 1898
(52 years)
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Modifed | Mr. Matt
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| Info | John Henry "J.H." Long, Republican, of Lewis County--the oldest in the new state--Fifteenth district, was born on a farm near Columbus, Ohio, November 27, 1845; immigrated to Iowa in 1860 with his parents; drove an ox team across the plains for his board in 1864 to Boise City, Idaho, and left for Lewis County, Washington, in 1865; was elected county assessor in 1869, county treasurer in 1873, to the legislature in 1877, and joint councilman of Lewis and Thurston counties 1881; resided on the farm he now occupies, near Chehalis, since 1866, first as farm hand, next as tenant and next as owner; been engaged in the manufacture of cheese in different parts of the territory for eleven years; also in milling; president of the Chehalis Flouring Mill Company for three years, and engaged principally in farming and stock raising; is a holdover from the first senate.
Legislative Manual of Washington, 1891-2, C.M. Barton.
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