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John Davis Long (October 27, 1838 – August 28, 1915) was an American lawyer, politician, and writer. He served as the 32nd Governor of Massachusetts between 1880 and 1883. He later served as the Secretary of the Navy from 1897 to 1902, a period that notably included the Spanish–American War. Born in Buckfield, Maine, Long was educated a lawyer at Harvard, and then settled in Hingham, Massachusetts. He became active in Republican Party politics in the 1870s, winning election to the state legislature in 1874. He rose rapidly in prominence, and was elected lieutenant governor in 1879 and governor in 1880. He advocated modest reforms during his three years as governor, which were relatively undistinguished. After returning to private practice he was offered a cabinet post by his friend President William McKinley in 1896. He chose to become Secretary of the Navy despite lacking detailed knowledge of naval matters. He clashed with his Under-Secretary, Theodore Roosevelt, over expansion of the Navy, but did so when the Spanish–American War broke out in 1898. He resigned the post after Roosevelt became president, and resumed his law practice. He died at his home in 1915; his publications include a lifelong journal, a history of the Spanish–American War, and a verse translation of Virgil's ''Aeneid''. ==Early years== John Davis Long was born in Buckfield, Maine on October 27, 1838, to Zadoc Long and Julia Temple (Davis) Long. He was named for Massachusetts Governor John Davis, a cousin of his mother's father. He received his primary education at Hebron Academy, and then attended Harvard, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1857.〔Johnson and Brown〕〔Beedle, p. 259〕 At Harvard he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity's Alpha chapter.〔Eliot, p. 236〕 While at Harvard he wrote both prose and verse for a student magazine, and was chosen to write an ode for his class's graduation.〔Taylor, pp. 74–75〕 He also began a private journal some time before his arrival at Harvard, which he maintained with some regularity for his entire life.〔Taylor, pp. 71–72〕 After a two-year stint as headmaster of the Westford Academy in Westford, Massachusetts, Long went to Harvard Law School, and became a member of the Massachusetts bar in 1861.〔 He practiced law, first without success in Buckfield, and then in Boston, and was active in the state militia during the Civil War.〔Taylor, pp. 75–76〕 He settled into a home in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1869, and the following year married Mary Woodford Glover of Hingham.〔 The couple had two daughters (and one stillborn birth) before her death in 1882.〔Taylor, p. 79〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Davis Long」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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