he Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) March 3, 1897 page 14
Judge John G. Long.John G. Long was born in Wilmington, N.C., August 19, 1846. His father, a Baptist preacher, moved to Florida in 1847, and died in 1870,Upon the capture and occupation of St. Augustine by the federal troops in 1862, the family went to that city to live where Judge Long has ever since resided. In 1867 he was appointed assistant postmaster at St. Augustine, and had entire charge of the office until 1868, when he resigned to accept the office of collector of revenues for St. John's county for a term of four years. He reigned this office two years later to accept the more important one of state's attorney of the seventh judicial circuit of Florida. Holding this position for a period of about five years he voluntarily surrendered its emoluments and honors for the practice of his profession at home. Afterward he held the office of county solicitor of St. John's county, of which St. Augustine is the county seat, for a number of years. He served as county commissioner for a time, and was a notary public state at large for more than twenty years. He has been several times mayor of St. Augustine and has been always prominent in politics, having assisted in organizing the republican party in Florida in 1867, casting his first vote for Grant in 1868, and his last for McKinley in 1896.With few exceptions he has been in every district and state convention of his party in Florida since the reconstruction period of twenty-nine years ago. He has served as a delegate to many of the republican national conventions, and is now a member of the republican national committee.
Judge John G. Long.John G. Long was born in Wilmington, N.C., August 19, 1846. His father, a Baptist preacher, moved to Florida in 1847, and died in 1870,Upon the capture and occupation of St. Augustine by the federal troops in 1862, the family went to that city to live where Judge Long has ever since resided. In 1867 he was appointed assistant postmaster at St. Augustine, and had entire charge of the office until 1868, when he resigned to accept the office of collector of revenues for St. John's county for a term of four years. He reigned this office two years later to accept the more important one of state's attorney of the seventh judicial circuit of Florida. Holding this position for a period of about five years he voluntarily surrendered its emoluments and honors for the practice of his profession at home. Afterward he held the office of county solicitor of St. John's county, of which St. Augustine is the county seat, for a number of years. He served as county commissioner for a time, and was a notary public state at large for more than twenty years. He has been several times mayor of St. Augustine and has been always prominent in politics, having assisted in organizing the republican party in Florida in 1867, casting his first vote for Grant in 1868, and his last for McKinley in 1896.With few exceptions he has been in every district and state convention of his party in Florida since the reconstruction period of twenty-nine years ago. He has served as a delegate to many of the republican national conventions, and is now a member of the republican national committee.
he Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) March 3, 1897 page 14
Judge John G. Long.John G. Long was born in Wilmington, N.C., August 19, 1846. His father, a Baptist preacher, moved to Florida in 1847, and died in 1870,Upon the capture and occupation of St. Augustine by the federal troops in 1862, the family went to that city to live where Judge Long has ever since resided. In 1867 he was appointed assistant postmaster at St. Augustine, and had entire charge of the office until 1868, when he resigned to accept the office of collector of revenues for St. John's county for a term of four years. He reigned this office two years later to accept the more important one of state's attorney of the seventh judicial circuit of Florida. Holding this position for a period of about five years he voluntarily surrendered its emoluments and honors for the practice of his profession at home. Afterward he held the office of county solicitor of St. John's county, of which St. Augustine is the county seat, for a number of years. He served as county commissioner for a time, and was a notary public state at large for more than twenty years. He has been several times mayor of St. Augustine and has been always prominent in politics, having assisted in organizing the republican party in Florida in 1867, casting his first vote for Grant in 1868, and his last for McKinley in 1896.With few exceptions he has been in every district and state convention of his party in Florida since the reconstruction period of twenty-nine years ago. He has served as a delegate to many of the republican national conventions, and is now a member of the republican national committee.
Judge John G. Long.John G. Long was born in Wilmington, N.C., August 19, 1846. His father, a Baptist preacher, moved to Florida in 1847, and died in 1870,Upon the capture and occupation of St. Augustine by the federal troops in 1862, the family went to that city to live where Judge Long has ever since resided. In 1867 he was appointed assistant postmaster at St. Augustine, and had entire charge of the office until 1868, when he resigned to accept the office of collector of revenues for St. John's county for a term of four years. He reigned this office two years later to accept the more important one of state's attorney of the seventh judicial circuit of Florida. Holding this position for a period of about five years he voluntarily surrendered its emoluments and honors for the practice of his profession at home. Afterward he held the office of county solicitor of St. John's county, of which St. Augustine is the county seat, for a number of years. He served as county commissioner for a time, and was a notary public state at large for more than twenty years. He has been several times mayor of St. Augustine and has been always prominent in politics, having assisted in organizing the republican party in Florida in 1867, casting his first vote for Grant in 1868, and his last for McKinley in 1896.With few exceptions he has been in every district and state convention of his party in Florida since the reconstruction period of twenty-nine years ago. He has served as a delegate to many of the republican national conventions, and is now a member of the republican national committee.
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