John Azimi
Mr. Tyson
U.S History, period 0
January 19, 2015 Huey Long Huey Pierce Long was one of the nine children of Huey Pierce Long Senior and Caledonia Tison Long. Huey Long was born on August 30, 1893 in the small rural town of Winn Parish Louisiana where his family owned a small farm. Growing up Huey was not like most children his age he was undersized and unlike the other children in his community did not enjoy outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, and sports. Instead he enjoyed reading books and learning how things work and why things are the way they are. When he was a boy, every time the train came into town Huey was there analyzing it and wondering how it works. He was curious and would do anything to avoid farmwork…show more content… He eventually married Rose and had three kids two boys and one girl. But being a salesman did not last forever. Due to a downfall in the economy Huey had to leave the salesforce for it was not a stable job anymore. His brother Julius Long,an attorney, convinced him to go back to school and study law he even gave him a lay out of what classes to take and even paid for everything. Huey finished three semesters of law in just eight months. At age twenty one he convinced an examining board to let him take the Louisiana bar exam and he passed with ease. Huey then moved to Shreveport Louisiana where he practiced law. He made his name known by taking on big cases against big companies, this made him disliked by the upper class. He also attempted to persuade state legislature for a workers compensation reform and picked up a reputation as an outspoken reformer. He had great success at law and could have became a very wealthy attorney if he kept at it but he could not ignore his true passion for…show more content… He won his spot on the commision without the help of political establishments. Instead Huey went straight to the people by holding speeches in every town in his district letting the people know his intentions and plans. He used his position in order to build himself a name as a champion of the common man. He fought against oil pipeline monopolies and the increase of utility rates. His opponents made an attempt to remove him from the commision but they failed. In just three years Huey became the chairman of the Louisiana railroad commision which was then named the public service commision. The event that made Huey well known was when he sued the Chumberland Telephone Company for raising their rates unlawfully by 20%. He argued the case to the supreme court and eventually convinced them that what the company was doing was
