Jefferson Franklin Long (1836–1901) was an American politician from Georgia. He was the first African American from Georgia to be elected to the United States House of Representatives.Long was born a slave near the city of Knoxville and Crawford County Georgia on March 3 1836. He was self-educated. He became a merchant tailor in Macon Georgia. Long was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused when the U.S. House declared Samuel F.
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1836-03-03
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Georgia (U.S. state), Crawford County Georgia, Knoxville Georgia
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