John Benjamin Long (September 8, 1843 – April 27, 1924) was a newspaper publisher, college president and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. Born in Douglass, Texas, Long moved with his parents to Rusk, Texas, in 1846. He was educated in private schools, and, although he studied law and was admitted to state bar, he never practiced law. Instead, he took over the family cotton business in Rusk. He died in Rusk, TX on April 27, 1924, and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Rusk.