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Show FDHMER SECRETARY OF W IS DEAD John D Long Succumbs ( After Brief Illness in Mas sachusetts Home By Interna onsl fews Service HINGIIAM Mass Aug. 28 John D Long former governor fat Massa hu setts and secretary of the navy under Pres dent McKinley died at 8 oa to n ght at h s home here He vas taken 11 a week ago at h s sun mer home at Buckf eld Mt bl birthplace He was brought home by train and automob le and his cond t on at f rst showed im provement but ton ght he sank rap dly and died lie was 76 years of age and is sur ved bj hi I dow a son P erce Long and a da ghter D Margaret Long of Den er Colo John D Long had been a lead ng f g rue n the publ c 1 fo of Massachusetts s nee 18 o In that year he was elect ed to the Massachusetts house of repre sentat es an 1 rema ned a member four years 1 o three ears he was speaker of the house In 18 9 he was elected 1 eutenant gov ernor on th Republ can t cket The fol o e vea 1 0 W1S elected gove nor and e elect d n 188 and 188" He was se rota v of the navy fron 189 to 1Q09 w he resgnel S nee then he ) a 1 devo ed 1 mse I to ha law prac t co one of the largest n the state, |