Andrew H. Longino
Andrew H. Longino | |
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| 35th Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 16, 1900 – January 19, 1904 | |
| Lieutenant | James T. Harrison |
| Preceded by | Anselm J. McLaurin |
| Succeeded by | James K. Vardaman |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate | |
| In office 1880-1884 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 16, 1854 Lawrence County, Mississippi |
| Died | February 24, 1942 (aged 87) Jackson, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Marion Buckley |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Andrew Houston Longino (May 16, 1854 – February 24, 1942) was an American politician from Mississippi who served as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate (1880–1884), the U.S. District Attorney's (1888–1890), and Governor's offices (1900–1904).
Early life and education
[edit]Longino was born in Lawrence County, Mississippi. He attained education at Mississippi College, where he graduated in 1875, and at the University of Virginia, where he earned a law degree in 1880.
The surname Longino is of Italian origin, although his family had resided in the American South since the eighteenth century.[1] He has been identified as the third U.S. governor of Italian-American descent, after Caesar Rodney and William Paca who held office in the 18th century and had distant Italian ancestry.[2]
Political career and death
[edit]During his term as governor, Longino began a campaign to attract new industries to the state. He supervised designing and building a new Mississippi State Capitol still in use today. Also of note, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History was created and a new penitentiary at Parchman Farm was constructed during his administration.[3]
Governor Longino invited president Theodore Roosevelt to a bear hunt in the Mississippi Delta, an event which inspired the creation of the teddy bear.[4]
Longino died at age 87 and was interred at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi.
References
[edit]- ^ "Italians".
- ^ Cavaioli, Frank J. "Italian-American Governors". Italian Americana. 25 (2): 133–159.
- ^ Sansing, David G. (January 2004). "Andrew Houston Longino Thirty-fifth Governor of Mississippi: 1900-1904". Mississippi History Now.
- ^ Brinkley, Douglas (2001-05-05). "The Great Bear Hunt". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on June 18, 2003.
External links
[edit]- Andrew H. Longino at Find a Grave
- Profile at National Governors Association website
- 1854 births
- 1942 deaths
- Democratic Party governors of Mississippi
- Democratic Party Mississippi state senators
- University of Virginia School of Law alumni
- Politicians from Jackson, Mississippi
- People from Lawrence County, Mississippi
- American people of Scotch-Irish descent
- Mississippi College alumni
- Lawyers from Jackson, Mississippi
- United States Attorneys for the Southern District of Mississippi
- American people of Italian descent