Sir James Long, 5th Baronet
Sir James Long, 5th Baronet (1682 – 16 March 1729) was an English landowner and Tory politician who sat in the
British House of Commons
between 1695 and 1729.
The son of James Long and his wife Susan Strangways, he was born at
Sir Giles Long, 4th Baronet, in 1698.[1]
He married Henrietta Greville on 6 June 1702 at
Southover
.
Long was returned as
Member of Parliament for Chippenham at the 1705 English general election and again in 1708 and 1710.[2] At the 1715 British general election, he was returned as MP for Wootton Bassett. He did not stand at the 1722 general election but was returned as MP for Wiltshire in 1727.[3]
Long died at his London residence in Jermyn Street on 16 March 1729 from apoplexy. There were four daughters and two sons from his marriage. Four of his six children survived him, including Robert who succeeded to the baronetcy. His daughter Susanna created a scandal by marrying her mother's gardener in 1732, as noted in his diary by Viscount Perceval (related distantly by marriage to the Longs). Lady Henrietta Long died 19 May 1765 at Bath.
References
- ^ a b Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1903), Complete Baronetage volume 3 (1649-1664), vol. 3, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 3 May 2019
- ^ "LONG, Sir James, 5th Bt. (c.1681-1729), of Draycot House, Draycot Cerne, Wilts". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "LONG, Sir James, 5th Bt. (?1681-1729), of Draycot Cerne, nr. Chippenham, Wilts". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 3 May 2019.
Further reading
- Nicol, Cheryl (2016). Inheriting the Earth: The Long Family's 500 Year Reign in Wiltshire. Hobnob Press. ISBN 1906978379.
- Hand of Fate. The History of the Longs, Wellesleys and the Draycot Estate in Wiltshire. Tim Couzens 2001 OCLC 49204947