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Breckinridge Long
Introduction
Samuel Breckinridge Long was born in 1881 in St. Louis, Missouri, to a wealthy family. He graduated from Princeton University in 1904, studied at the Washington University School of Law, and received a Master’s degree from Princeton in 1909.
Long practiced law in Missouri until 1917 when President Woodrow Wilson appointed him Third Assistant Secretary in the State Department. Long ran for the US Senate twice, in 1920 and 1922, losing both elections. He supported the 1933 presidential candidacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt (whom he knew from the Wilson administration) and served as American ambassador to Benito Mussolini’s Italy from 1933 to 1936.
When World War II began in September 1939, President Roosevelt asked Long to return to the State Department. He became an Assistant Secretary of State in January 1940, serving in that position until his resignation in November 1944.
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Breckinridge Long (1881–1958). Long was an Assistant Secretary in the US State Depa
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Breckinridge Long
American diplomat (1881-1958)
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| In office January 29, 1917 – June 8, 1920 | |
| Preceded by | William Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Van Santvoord Merle-Smith |
| In office May 31, 1933 – April 23, 1936 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | John W. Garrett |
| Succeeded by | William Phillips |
| Born | Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long (1881-05-16)May 16, 1881 St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Died | September 26, 1958(1958-09-26) (aged 77) Laurel, Maryland, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Christine Alexander Graham |
| Children | Christine Blair Long |
| Parent(s) | William Strudwick Long Margaret Miller |
| Education | Princeton University Washington University in St. Louis |
| Occupation | Lawyer, government official, racehorse owner |
Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long (May 16, 1881 – September 26, 1958) was an American diplomat and politician who served in the administrations of Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.[1] An extreme nativi
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Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long (1881–1958)
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State of Residence: Missouri
- Third Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: January 24, 1917
Entry on Duty: January 29, 1917
Termination of Appointment: June 8, 1920 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Italy)
Appointed: April 24, 1933
Presentation of Credentials: May 31, 1933
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 23, 1936 - Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: January 16, 1940
Entry on Duty: January 23, 1940
Termination of Appointment: December 15, 1944
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