"American politician" . "1836-03-03Z"^^ . "Jefferson Franklin Long"@en . . . . . . "1901-02-04Z"^^ . "Long, Jefferson F."@en . . . . "1836Z"^^ . "Jefferson Franklin Long (March 3, 1836 \u2013 February 4, 1901) was an American politician from Georgia. He was the first African American from Georgia to be elected to the United States House of Representatives.Long was born a slave near the city of Knoxville and Crawford County, Georgia on March 3, 1836. He was self-educated. He became a merchant tailor in Macon, Georgia. Long was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused when the U.S. House declared Samuel F."@en . "1901Z"^^ .