Joseph J. Long, Sr. (1921-2008)
MSA SC 3520-2722
Biography:
Born in Delmar, Maryland, July 19, 1921. Son of John Frank Long, Sr. and Mary Anna Parker Long. Attended Salisbury and Delmar public schools; Paynter Business School. Married; five children. Died November 1, 2008, in Salisbury, Maryland. Buried at Wicomico Memorial Park, Salisbury, Maryland.
General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Wicomico County, 1963-78. Chair, Wicomico
County Delegation, 1967-78. Chair, Subcommittee on Labor and Management
of Economic Matters Committee, 1968-78. Chair, Joint Governor's Commission
on Study of Mobile Homes, 1976-81. Senate, District 36, 1979-86.
Member, Judicial Proceedings Committee.
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Served in U.S. Air Force, 1942-46. Retired electrician.
Member, Salisbury City Council, 1958-62. Member, Governor's Commission
to Study Public Employee Labor Relations; Governor's Commission to Study
the Revision of Child Labor Laws; Governor's Advisory Committee on Elevators.
Vice-chair, Joint Committee to Study the State Economy. President,
Young Democratic Club of Wicomico County, 1960-61. Member, Bi-State
Chesapeake Bay Commission, 1981-83. Member, Democratic Club of Wicomico
County; Salisbury Democratic Committee; Farm Bureau; Moose; American Legion.
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