Given by Louisiana in 1941 National Statuary Hall This statue of
Huey Pierce Long was given to the National Statuary Hall
Collection  by Louisiana in 1941. Long served as govenor of
Louisiana and as a member of the U.S. Senate. Huey Long, "The
Kingfish," was born in Winnfield, Louisiana, on August 30, 1893,
to a poor farm family of strong religious convictions. He
attended the local public schools. Although he was eager to
attend college, there was no money; at the age of 16 he was on
his own as a door-to-door salesman. He studied law for six
months at the University of Oklahoma in 1912; he later finished
the course at Tulane University and was admitted to the bar in
1915. He quickly entered politics and was elected state railroad
commissioner in 1917. An energetic campaigner, Long became
popular for his grassroots oratory. Defeated for the
governorship in 1924, he was elected in 1928, campaigning on a
platform of free schoolbooks, paved roads, and improved
hospitals. As governor he enlarged the state univers