John D. Long — American Politician born on October 27, 1838, died on August 28, 1915

John Davis Long 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... (wikipedia)

I am now reading Cooper's Naval History which I find very interesting.
I went over to the Charlestown Navy Yard yesterday and saw some big men of war, one over 100 guns.