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apr 13, 1918 - Huey Long Elected to Railroad Commission

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Huey P. Long, a young Louisiana lawyer, is elected to a seat on the Louisiana Railroad Commission, his first political office. A vocal enemy of the powerful Standard Oil Company, he quickly gains a reputation as a great campaigner, orator, and populist.

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apr 13, 1918
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~ 107 years ago