Background
Long, Earl Kemp was born on August 26, 1895 in Winnfield, Louisiana, United States. Son of Huey Pierce and Caledonia (Tison) Long.
Long, Earl Kemp was born on August 26, 1895 in Winnfield, Louisiana, United States. Son of Huey Pierce and Caledonia (Tison) Long.
Special student, passed bar examinations, Loyola University, New Orleans.
Appointed inheritance tax collector for Parish of Orleans, 1928-1932. Ran for lieutenant governor, 1936, elected to serve 4 year term. Served as governor June 1939-May 1940.
Elected governor, 1948-1952, 56-60.
Clubs: New Orleans Athletic, International House.
Married Blanche B. Revere, August 17, 1932.