Breckinridge Long

Breckinridge Long
Breckinridge Long
17th Third Assistant Secretary of State
In office January 29, 1917 – June 8, 1920
Preceded by	William Phillips
Succeeded by	Van Santvoord Merle-Smith
United States Ambassador to Italy
In office May 31, 1933 – April 23, 1936
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	John W. Garrett
Succeeded by	William Phillips
Personal details
Born	Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long (1881-05-16)May 16, 1881 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died	September 26, 1958(1958-09-26) (aged 77) Laurel, Maryland, United States
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Christine Alexander Graham
Children	Christine Blair Long
Parent(s)	William Strudwick Long Margaret Miller
Education	Princeton University Washington University in St. Louis
Occupation	Lawyer, government official, racehorse owner
Breckinridge Long's voice Breckinridge Long speaks about America's accomplishments during the Great War (recorded 1920)

Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long (May 16, 1881 – September 26, 1958) was an American diplomat and politician who served in the administrations of Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.^[1] An extreme nativist, Long is largely remembered by Holocaust historians for making it difficult for European Jews to enter the United States during the 1930s and 1940s.