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Carl Austin Weiss Sr. (December 6, 1906 – September 8, 1935) was an American physician who allegedly assassinated U.S. Senator Huey Long at the Louisiana State Capitol on September 8, 1935. Career [ edit ]
The FN Model 1910 which Carl Weiss allegedly used to shoot Huey Long, on display at the Old State Capitol The assassin Weiss was a well-respected 28-year-old ear, nose, and throat specialist from Baton Rouge.
Huey Pierce Long Jr. was born on August 30, 1893, near Winnfield, a small town in north-central Louisiana, the seat of Winn Parish. [1] Although Long often told followers he was born in a log cabin to an impoverished family, they lived in a "comfortable" farmhouse and were well-off compared to others in Winnfield.
Louisiana Gov. Huey Long was assassinated in 1935 by Carl Weiss, the son-in-law of a state judge who Long had just drawn out of job political redistricting.
1.4 Who stole Carl Weiss' body from his grave? 5 comments. 1.5 Laurie Lee picked up by a destroyer. 2 comments ...
Leon Charles Weiss (1882–1953) was an architect in the 20th century who designed various public buildings in Louisiana and Mississippi, especially during the 1930s. [1] Many of Weiss's notable designs were commissioned by populist politician Huey Long and financed by the Public Works Administration .
Seymour Weiss (September 13, 1896 – September 17, 1969) was a prominent hotel executive and civic leader from New Orleans, Louisiana, who was a close confidant of the legendary Huey Pierce Long, Jr. Weiss, the most loyal of the Longites, bore the same last name as the apparent Long assassin, Carl Weiss, M.D.
"His assassin’s name was Carl Weiss, a fact that has allowed generations of anti-Semites to describe the killing as a Jewish plot, even though Weiss was born and raised a Catholic." If his family was Jewish, I would be willing to put that in, but it would have to be documented by a reliable source, not just some book on Google Books.