Richard Long (MP 1734-1741)
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Richard Long was an English
politician.
Born in Steeple Ashton
, Wiltshire
, he was the first son of Richard Long (1668-1730) of Rood Ashton
by his first wife Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Long of Rowden, Chippenham
. Educated at the Middle Temple
1706 and Queen's College, Oxford
1707, he married Anne, daughter and heiress of John Martyn of Hinton
, Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire. They had two sons and three daughters.
Long succeeded in 1730 to the Chippenham estate of his maternal uncle Thomas Long. He was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Chippenham
24 April 1734, retaining his seat until 1741. His only recorded vote in the House of Commons
was against the Spanish Convention http://www.classicpersuasion.org/cbo/chatham/chat02.htm in 1739.
Under a Chancery Decree that same year, he acquired Bowood House
and park as the principal creditor of the financially embattled owner, Sir Orlando Bridgeman
. In 1754 Long sold it to the first Earl of Shelburne
.
He did not stand for Parliament
again and died 6 May 1760. His grandson was Richard Godolphin Long
.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
politician.
Born in Steeple Ashton
Steeple Ashton
Steeple Ashton is a village and a civil parish in Wiltshire, England.-Description:Steeple Ashton today is a busy village. It has an award winning local shop, run by a small army of volunteers, a thriving pub, a football team, an active Trust supporting the Church which organises events, a day...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, he was the first son of Richard Long (1668-1730) of Rood Ashton
West Ashton
West Ashton is a village civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is two miles south of Trowbridge, on the A350 road between Melksham and Yarnbrook bypassing Trowbridge....
by his first wife Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Long of Rowden, Chippenham
Chippenham
Chippenham may be:* Chippenham, Wiltshire* Chippenham * Chippenham, Cambridgeshire-See also:* Virginia State Route 150, also known as Chippenham Parkway, USA* Cippenham, Berkshire, UK...
. Educated at the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
1706 and Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Queen's is centrally situated on the High Street, and is renowned for its 18th-century architecture...
1707, he married Anne, daughter and heiress of John Martyn of Hinton
Great Hinton
Great Hinton is a village and civil parish about south of Melksham and about north-east of Trowbridge in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Cold Harbour.Great Hinton has a public house, The Linnet....
, Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire. They had two sons and three daughters.
Long succeeded in 1730 to the Chippenham estate of his maternal uncle Thomas Long. He was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Chippenham
Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Chippenham is a parliamentary constituency, abolished in 1983 but recreated in 2010, and represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
24 April 1734, retaining his seat until 1741. His only recorded vote in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
was against the Spanish Convention http://www.classicpersuasion.org/cbo/chatham/chat02.htm in 1739.
Under a Chancery Decree that same year, he acquired Bowood House
Bowood House
Bowood is a grade I listed Georgian country house with interiors by Robert Adam and a garden designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown. It is adjacent to the village of Derry Hill, halfway between Calne and Chippenham in Wiltshire, England...
and park as the principal creditor of the financially embattled owner, Sir Orlando Bridgeman
Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet
Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet was a British baronet and Whig politician.-Background:He was the oldest son of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Cave, daughter of Sir Thomas Cave, 1st Baronet. His sister Penelope was married to Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington...
. In 1754 Long sold it to the first Earl of Shelburne
Earl of Shelburne
Earl of Shelburne is a title that has been created two times while the title of Baron Shelburne has been created three times. The Shelburne title was created for the first time in the Peerage of Ireland in 1688 when Elizabeth, Lady Petty, was made Baroness Shelburne. She was the wife of the noted...
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He did not stand for Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
again and died 6 May 1760. His grandson was Richard Godolphin Long
Richard Godolphin Long
Richard Godolphin Long was an English banker and Tory politician.-Background:Baptised at West Lavington, Wiltshire a month after his birth, he was the son of Richard Long and his wife Meliora, descendant of Sir John Lambe. Long was a partner in the Melksham Bank, together with his younger brother...
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