Edward Henry Carroll Long (September 28, 1808 – October 16, 1865) was a

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, a

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, an American

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and a

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from

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Biography

Born in

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, Maryland, Long was the son of Zadock and Leah Whittington Long; attended the common schools and graduated from

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in 1828. He studied

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, was

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in 1830, and commenced practice in

. He was also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He married Amelia Roach and they had five children.

Career

Long was a member of the

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from 1833 to 1835, 1839, 1844, and 1861. He served in the

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in 1860. Elected from the sixth district of Maryland as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress, Long served from March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1847. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846, and resumed the practice of his profession and also engaged in agricultural pursuits on his family farm, "Catalpa". He was an unsuccessful candidate for

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to the

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in 1860.

Death

Long died in Princess Anne, Maryland, on October 16, 1865. He is

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at the Catalpa Family Farm, Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland.

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