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.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
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.
In 1799, he purchased Steeple Ashton Manor House and farm, which remained in the family until 1967, and commissioned architect Jeffry Wyattville to build Rood Ashton House in 1808. In 1794, he was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire. Long entered the British House of Commons in 1806, sitting for Wiltshire until 1818.
3rd United Kingdom Parliament. 4th United Kingdom Parliament. 5th United Kingdom Parliament.