Sir James Long, 5th Baronet
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Sir James Long, 5th Baronet (1682 – 16 March 1729) was an English
politician.
The son of James Long and his wife Susan Strangways, he was baptised at Melbury, Dorchester, Dorset in 1682. Long was Member of Parliament
for Chippenham
in 1705, 1707, 1708, and 1710, and for Wootton Bassett
in 1714. He was the grandson of Sir James Long, 2nd Baronet
and brother of the celebrated Kit-Cat Club
beauty Anne Long (c.1681-1711)
.
He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his brother Sir Giles, the 4th Baronet, in 1698. On the death of his grandmother Lady Dorothy Long in 1710, he inherited the Draycot Estate together with Athelhampton
Manor, other land in Wiltshire
and Dorset
, and an estate near Ripon
in Yorkshire
. He used the inheritance to purchase more land in Dorset, adjacent to Athelhampton, in the manors of Burleston
and Southover.
He married Henrietta Greville on 6 June 1702 at St Martin in the Fields, Westminster
, London
. She was the daughter of Fulke Greville, 5th Baron Brooke
and his wife Sarah Dashwood, and a descendant of the Earl of Bedford
. There were four daughters and two sons from this marriage, including Sir Robert Long, 6th Baronet
.
Long died at his London residence in Jermyn Street
on 16 March 1729 from apoplexy
. Four of his six children survived him, including his daughter Susanna, who created a scandal by marrying her mother's gardener in 1732. Viscount Perceval
, (related distantly by marriage to the Longs) had noted this event in his diary. Lady Henrietta Long died 19 May 1765 at Bath.
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England
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politician.
The son of James Long and his wife Susan Strangways, he was baptised at Melbury, Dorchester, Dorset in 1682. Long was 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,...
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...
in 1705, 1707, 1708, and 1710, and for Wootton Bassett
Wootton Bassett (UK Parliament constituency)
Wootton Bassett was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1447 until 1832, when the rotten borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
in 1714. He was the grandson of Sir James Long, 2nd Baronet
Sir James Long, 2nd Baronet
Sir James Long, 2nd Baronet was an English politician and Royalist soldier.Born at South Wraxall, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, the son of Sir Walter Long and Anne Ley , he was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, and admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1634...
and brother of the celebrated Kit-Cat Club
Kit-Cat Club
The Kit-Cat Club was an early 18th century English club in London with strong political and literary associations, committed to the furtherance of Whig objectives, meeting at the Trumpet tavern in London, and at Water Oakley in the Berkshire countryside.The first meetings were held at a tavern in...
beauty Anne Long (c.1681-1711)
Anne Long (c.1681-1711)
Anne Long , was born at Draycot Cerne, Wiltshire, one of six children of James Long and his wife, Susanna, née Strangways. A celebrated beauty, she was the granddaughter of Sir James Long, 2nd Baronet, and of another leading civil war politician, Giles Strangways...
.
He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his brother Sir Giles, the 4th Baronet, in 1698. On the death of his grandmother Lady Dorothy Long in 1710, he inherited the Draycot Estate together with Athelhampton
Athelhampton
Athelhampton is a Grade I listed 15th-century manor house in England. It is a privately owned country house on 160 acres of parkland, located five miles east of Dorchester, Dorset...
Manor, other land in 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...
and Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, and an estate near Ripon
Ripon
Ripon is a cathedral city, market town and successor parish in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located at the confluence of two streams of the River Ure in the form of the Laver and Skell. The city is noted for its main feature the Ripon Cathedral which is architecturally...
in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. He used the inheritance to purchase more land in Dorset, adjacent to Athelhampton, in the manors of Burleston
Burleston
Burleston is a village in Dorset, England....
and Southover.
He married Henrietta Greville on 6 June 1702 at St Martin in the Fields, Westminster
Westminster
Westminster is an area of central London, within the City of Westminster, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, southwest of the City of London and southwest of Charing Cross...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. She was the daughter of Fulke Greville, 5th Baron Brooke
Baron Brooke
Baron Brooke is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1621 and was absorbed into the Earldom of Warwick in 1759.-History:The title was created in 1621 for Fulke Greville, who was already 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke. Greville was a favourite courtier of Queen Elizabeth and served...
and his wife Sarah Dashwood, and a descendant of the Earl of Bedford
Earl of Bedford
Earl of Bedford is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in 1138 in favour Hugh de Beaumont. He appears to have been degraded from the title three or four years after its creation. However, the existence of the title altogether has been...
. There were four daughters and two sons from this marriage, including Sir Robert Long, 6th Baronet
Sir Robert Long, 6th Baronet
Sir Robert Long, 6th Baronet was an English politician.The only surviving son of Sir James Long, 5th Baronet and his wife Henrietta Greville, Long was baptised on 8 November 1705 at St Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London...
.
Long died at his London residence in Jermyn Street
Jermyn Street
Jermyn Street is a street in the City of Westminster, central London, to the south, parallel and adjacent to Piccadilly.It is well known as a street where the shops are almost exclusively aimed at the Gentleman's market and is famous for its resident shirtmakers Jermyn Street is a street in the...
on 16 March 1729 from apoplexy
Apoplexy
Apoplexy is a medical term, which can be used to describe 'bleeding' in a stroke . Without further specification, it is rather outdated in use. Today it is used only for specific conditions, such as pituitary apoplexy and ovarian apoplexy. In common speech, it is used non-medically to mean a state...
. Four of his six children survived him, including his daughter Susanna, who created a scandal by marrying her mother's gardener in 1732. Viscount Perceval
John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont
John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont PC, FRS , known as Sir John Perceval, 5t, from 1691 to 1715, as The Lord Perceval from 1715 to 1722 and as The Viscount Perceval from 1722 to 1733, was an Anglo-Irish politician....
, (related distantly by marriage to the Longs) had noted this event in his diary. Lady Henrietta Long died 19 May 1765 at Bath.
Further Reading
Sources
- The Gentleman's MagazineThe Gentleman's MagazineThe Gentleman's Magazine was founded in London, England, by Edward Cave in January 1731. It ran uninterrupted for almost 200 years, until 1922. It was the first to use the term "magazine" for a periodical...
1765 - Hand of Fate. The History of the Longs, Wellesleys and the Draycot Estate in Wiltshire. Tim Couzens 2001 ISBN 1 903341 72 6
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