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'''Jacob Elmer Long''' (July 31, 1880 – April 28, 1955) was the 15th [[Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina]] from 1925 to 1929 serving under Governor [[Angus Wilton McLean|Angus W. McLean]].


[[File:J. Elmer Long.jpg|thumb|Long c. 1925]]
Long was born in [[Yanceyville, North Carolina]] in 1880, the son of lawyer [[Jacob Alson Long]]. J. Elmer Long also became a lawyer after graduating from the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] in 1903. He served as private secretary to U.S. Rep. [[Charles M. Stedman]] and was elected to at least two terms in the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]] from [[Alamance County, North Carolina|Alamance County]] as a [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]].
'''Jacob Elmer Long''' (July 31, 1880 – April 28, 1955) was the 15th [[Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina]] from 1925 to 1929 serving under Governor [[Angus Wilton McLean|Angus W. McLean]].


Long was born in [[Yanceyville, North Carolina]] in 1880, the son of lawyer [[Jacob Alson Long]]. J. Elmer Long also became a lawyer after graduating from the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] in 1903. He served as private secretary to U.S. Rep. [[Charles M. Stedman]] and was elected to at least two terms in the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]] from [[Alamance County, North Carolina|Alamance County]] as a [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]].
After serving one term (the maximum then allowed) as Lieutenant Governor, Long resumed the practice of law in [[Durham, North Carolina]] and served as president of the North Carolina Bar Association in 1933-1934. [http://www.ncbar.org/about/presidents.aspx] [http://www.ncbar.org/about/history/whyBoth.aspx?print=true]

After serving one term (the maximum then allowed) as Lieutenant Governor, Long resumed the practice of law in [[Durham, North Carolina]] and served as president of the North Carolina Bar Association in 1933–1934. [http://www.ncbar.org/about/presidents.aspx] [http://www.ncbar.org/about/history/whyBoth.aspx?print=true] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927184608/http://www.ncbar.org/about/history/whyBoth.aspx?print=true |date=2011-09-27 }}


He is a distant relative of [[North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance]] [[James E. Long|Jim Long]]. [http://www.allbusiness.com/north-america/united-states-north-carolina/274684-1.html]
He is a distant relative of [[North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance]] [[James E. Long|Jim Long]]. [http://www.allbusiness.com/north-america/united-states-north-carolina/274684-1.html]
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 8 December 2024

Long c. 1925

Jacob Elmer Long (July 31, 1880 – April 28, 1955) was the 15th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1925 to 1929 serving under Governor Angus W. McLean.

Long was born in Yanceyville, North Carolina in 1880, the son of lawyer Jacob Alson Long. J. Elmer Long also became a lawyer after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1903. He served as private secretary to U.S. Rep. Charles M. Stedman and was elected to at least two terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives from Alamance County as a Democrat.

After serving one term (the maximum then allowed) as Lieutenant Governor, Long resumed the practice of law in Durham, North Carolina and served as president of the North Carolina Bar Association in 1933–1934. [1] [2] Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

He is a distant relative of North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance Jim Long. [3]

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Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
1924
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
1925-1929
Succeeded by