Grant, A. V., Papers 1933-1935
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Grant, A. V.
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Longview, Texas resident A. V. Grant was a friend and political organizer for Huey Long during the 1930s. He campaigned for the Share Our Wealth program, which aimed to more equitably redistribute wealth, and dispersed political materials in East Texas. From the guide to the Grant, A. V. Papers 88-256., 1933-1935, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) ...
Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935
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Huey Long Pierce, Louisiana governor and United States senator, was born 30 August 1893, near Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, and died 10 September 1935. He studied law and practiced in Winnfield after 1915; served as Louisiana public service commissioner (1921-1926); was elected governor of Louisiana (1928); was elected to the United States Senate (1930); and organized the Share-Our-Wealth Society (1934) for which he had national support. On 8 September 1935 he was shot by Dr. Carl A. Weiss ...