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circa 1930: Huey Pierce Long (1893 - 1935), the American Politician and Governor of Louisiana as well as Senator. He was known as 'The Kingfish' and was assassinated in 1935. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

circa 1930:  Huey Pierce Long (1893 - 1935), the American Politician and Governor of Louisiana as well as Senator. He was known as 'The Kingfish' and was assassinated in 1935.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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circa 1930: American politician Huey Long (1893 - 1935), as Governor and Senator for Louisiana, his populist appeal gained the support of the rural poor. Known as 'The Kingfish' his ideal was that of 'everyman a king but no man wears a crown'. He was assassinated by a doctor who allegedly opposed his corrupt methods. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

circa 1930:  American politician Huey Long (1893 - 1935), as Governor and Senator for Louisiana, his populist appeal gained the support of the rural poor. Known as 'The Kingfish' his ideal was that of 'everyman a king but no man wears a crown'. He was assassinated by a doctor who allegedly opposed his corrupt methods.  (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

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CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 23, 1932: Senator Huey Long shakes hands with Cleveland Indians President Alva Bradley while Louisiana Governor O.K. Allen (second from left) looks on. Long was in Cleveland to address supporters at the Hollenden Hotel. (Photo by Louis Van Oeyen/Western Reserve Historical Society/Getty Images).

CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 23, 1932: Senator Huey Long shakes hands with Cleveland Indians President Alva Bradley while Louisiana Governor O.K. Allen (second from left) looks on. Long was in Cleveland to address supporters at the Hollenden Hotel. (Photo by Louis Van Oeyen/Western Reserve Historical Society/Getty Images).

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Louisiana Senator Huey Long has Mississippi Governor Bennett Conner 'arrested' and placed at the head of the parade for the LSU-Mississippi football game, Jackson, Mississippi, November 18, 1934. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)

Louisiana Senator Huey Long has Mississippi Governor Bennett Conner 'arrested' and placed at the head of the parade for the LSU-Mississippi football game, Jackson, Mississippi, November 18, 1934. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)

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circa 1935: The politician Huey Pierce Long (1893 - 1935), Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1931 and a US senator from 1930 to 1935. He was notorious for corruption. He was assassinated - shot by a doctor in Louisiana. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

circa 1935:  The politician Huey Pierce Long (1893 - 1935), Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1931 and a US senator from 1930 to 1935.  He was notorious for corruption.  He was assassinated - shot by a doctor in Louisiana.  (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)