Oren E. Long

Oren Ethelbirt Long
United States Senator from Hawaii
In office August 21, 1959 – January 3, 1963
Preceded by	None (Statehood)
Succeeded by	Daniel Inouye
10th Territorial Governor of Hawaii
In office May 8, 1951 – February 28, 1953
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Ingram M. Stainback
Succeeded by	Samuel Wilder King
Personal details
Born	March 4, 1889 Altoona, Kansas
Died	May 6, 1965(1965-05-06) (aged 76) Honolulu, Hawaii
Resting place	Oahu Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Irene
Profession	Social worker, public school official
Religion	Disciples of Christ
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army
Battles/wars	World War II

Oren Ethelbirt Long (March 4, 1889 – May 6, 1965), was the tenth Territorial Governor of Hawai'i and served from 1951 to 1953. A member of the Hawai'i Democratic Party, Long was appointed to the office after the term of Ingram M. Stainback. After statehood was achieved he served in the United States Senate, one of the first two, along with Hiram Fong, to represent Hawai'i in that body. Long remains the only U.S. Senator from Hawaii with no Asian ancestry.

Life

Long was born in Altoona, Kansas and attended Johnson Bible College in Knoxville, Tennessee, University of Michigan, and Columbia University in New York City. He first came to Hawai'i in 1917 as a social worker in Hilo. He then held various educational positions in the public school system eventually becoming a superintendent from 1933 to 1946. He was appointed Governor of the Territory of Hawai'i by President of the United States Harry Truman in 1951 and served until 1953. Long served in the Hawaii Territorial Senate 1956-1959.

On July 28, 1959 he was elected to one of the two Senate seats from the newly formed State of Hawaii, and took office on August 21, 1959. The other Senator elected was Republican Hiram Fong. Long chose not to run for re-election in 1962, and was succeeded by fellow Democrat & then-Rep. Daniel Inouye, in January 1963.

Long appeared as a contestant on What's My Line? shortly after taking office. After three rounds of questioning, the panel successfully guessed him to be the senator from Hawaii.

He died in 1965 of a heart attack in Honolulu, Hawaii and was buried in Oahu Cemetery.

References

• Oren E. Long at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

• Oren Ethelbirt Long at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded by Ingram M. Stainback	Territorial Governor of Hawai'i 1951–1953	Succeeded by Samuel Wilder King
United States Senate
Preceded by (none)	United States Senator (Class 3) from Hawaii 1959–1963 Served alongside: Hiram Fong	Succeeded by Daniel Inouye

Persondata
Name	Long, Oren E.
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 4, 1889
Place of birth	Altoona, Kansas
Date of death	May 6, 1965
Place of death	Honolulu, Hawaii