Russell Billiu Long

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Russell Billiu Long was a long-serving U.S. Senator from Louisiana and influential chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, known for his major role in shaping federal tax policy in the mid-20th century.

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Russell Billiu Long canonical 2

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instanceOf Democratic Party politician ⓘ
United States senator ⓘ
human ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
burialPlace Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
chamber United States Senate ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1918-11-03 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2003-05-09 ⓘ
educatedAt Louisiana State University ⓘ
Louisiana State University Law Center ⓘ
endTime 1981 ⓘ
1987-01-03 ⓘ
familyName Long ⓘ
father Huey Long ⓘ
linked to: Huey P. Long
fullName Russell Billiu Long ⓘ
givenName Russell ⓘ
ideology Southern Democrat ⓘ
knownFor influence on United States federal tax policy ⓘ
leadership of the Senate Finance Committee ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
mother Rose McConnell Long ⓘ
notableWork role in 1969 Tax Reform Act ⓘ
role in 1976 Tax Reform Act ⓘ
support for Earned Income Tax Credit expansion ⓘ
occupation attorney ⓘ
politician ⓘ
partOf Long political family ⓘ
placeOfBirth Shreveport, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to: Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Finance ⓘ
United States Senator from Louisiana ⓘ
precededBy John H. Overton ⓘ
relative Earl Long ⓘ
linked to: Earl K. Long
religion Baptist ⓘ
represented Louisiana ⓘ
residence Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
spouse Katherine B. Long ⓘ
startTime 1948-12-31 ⓘ
1966 ⓘ
stateOfOffice Louisiana ⓘ
succeededBy John Breaux ⓘ

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Russell B. Long → fullName → Russell Billiu Long ⓘ
Russell Billiu Long → fullName → Russell Billiu Long ⓘ