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Francis R. Long

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Francis R. Long
11th Mayor of Kansas City
In office
1869–1870
Preceded byAlexander L. Harris
Succeeded byElijah M. McGee
Personal details
Born
Francis Reid Long

(1812-05-19)May 19, 1812
Woodford County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedJune 22, 1881(1881-06-22) (aged 69)
Political partyRepublican

Francis Reid Long (May 19, 1812 – June 22, 1881) was Kansas City Mayor in 1869 and founder of what would become Commerce Bancshares.

Biography

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Long was born in Woodford County, Kentucky

After moving to Kansas City he joined with Nathaniel Grant and A.S. Branham to found the Long, Grant & Company which in turn would become the Kansas City Savings Association.

During Long's term the Hannibal Bridge—the first bridge to cross the Missouri River—opened. The bridge would establish Kansas City as the dominant city in the region. With the bridge came the founding of the Kansas City Stockyards.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Green, George Fuller (1968). A Condensed History of the Kansas City Area. Kansas City, MO: Lowell Press. OCLC 40731.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
1869–1870
Succeeded by