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(March 3, 1836 — February 4, 1901) Jefferson Franklin Long was a tailor, businessman, and politician. Long was born in Knoxville, Georgia in 1836. He was self-educated and became a merchant tailor. Long was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the House declaring Samuel Grove not entitled to his seat. He served in the House from January 16, 1871 to March 3, 1871. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000419]
Member of Georgia Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.
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