John Andrew Long (1869–1941) was a unionist

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. Long worked as a farmer and served on various public boards before his election as an

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member of the

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in 1921, serving until his death in 1941. He was Deputy Leader of the Senate and Parliamentary Secretary in the Department of the Prime Minister from 1930 to 1941.

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1869 births 1941 deaths Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1921–1925 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1925–1929 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1929–1933 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1933–1937 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1937–1941 Northern Ireland junior government ministers (Parliament of Northern Ireland) {{Parliament-of-Northern-Ireland-member-stub