Huey Long ( August 30 , 1893 â `` September 10 , 1935 ) was an American politician . He served as Governor and Senator in Louisiana in the 1930s . Huey Pierce Long , Jr. ( August 30 , 1893 - September 10 , 1935 ) , nicknamed The Kingfish , served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana from 1928 â `` 1932 and as a U.S. Senator from 1932 to 1935 .