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He entered the [[Royal Artillery]] in 1860, becoming a [[Captain (armed forces)|captain]] in 1874, a brevet major in 1881, and a [[lieutenant-colonel]] (retired) in 1886.<ref name="debrett-1901" /> |
He entered the [[Royal Artillery]] in 1860, becoming a [[Captain (armed forces)|captain]] in 1874, a brevet major in 1881, and a [[lieutenant-colonel]] (retired) in 1886.<ref name="debrett-1901" /> |
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He later became a [[justice of the peace]] and a [[deputy lieutenant]] of [[Worcestershire]].<ref name="debrett-1901" /> He Lived at Severn Bank, Severn Stoke which he later sold to fellow [[Justice of the Peace|J.P.]] [[Lupton family|Alan Cecil Lupton]]. Both owners frequently hosted [[English country house|country house]] pursuits: " huntin', shootin' and fishin' ". Long succeeded Lupton's relative, [[Sir Edmund Lechmere, 3rd Baronet]], as the [[Member of Parliament|M.P.]] for |
He later became a [[justice of the peace]] and a [[deputy lieutenant]] of [[Worcestershire]].<ref name="debrett-1901" /> He Lived at Severn Bank, Severn Stoke which he later sold to fellow [[Justice of the Peace|J.P.]] [[Lupton family|Alan Cecil Lupton]]. Both owners frequently hosted [[English country house|country house]] pursuits: " huntin', shootin' and fishin' ". Long succeeded Lupton's relative, [[Sir Edmund Lechmere, 3rd Baronet]], as the [[Member of Parliament|M.P.]] for [[Evesham (UK Parliament constituency)|Evesham]]. |
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He was elected at the [[1895 United Kingdom general election|1895 general election]] as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Evesham (UK Parliament constituency)|Evesham division]] of [[Worcestershire]],<ref name="craig1885-1918">{{cite book |
He was elected at the [[1895 United Kingdom general election|1895 general election]] as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Evesham (UK Parliament constituency)|Evesham division]] of [[Worcestershire]],<ref name="craig1885-1918">{{cite book |
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Revision as of 01:10, 19 August 2023
Charles Wigram Long (1842 – 13 December 1911)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons for 1895 to 1910.
Biography
Long was the son of Charles Long, who was Archdeacon of the East Riding of Yorkshire, and his wife Anna Maria, the daughter of Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet.[2] He entered the Royal Artillery in 1860, becoming a captain in 1874, a brevet major in 1881, and a lieutenant-colonel (retired) in 1886.[2] He later became a justice of the peace and a deputy lieutenant of Worcestershire.[2] He Lived at Severn Bank, Severn Stoke which he later sold to fellow J.P. Alan Cecil Lupton. Both owners frequently hosted country house pursuits: " huntin', shootin' and fishin' ". Long succeeded Lupton's relative, Sir Edmund Lechmere, 3rd Baronet, as the M.P. for Evesham.
He was elected at the 1895 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Evesham division of Worcestershire,[3] and held the seat until he stood down at the January 1910 general election.[1][3]
Family
In 1889 Long married Constance Vansittart, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Vansittart of the Coldstream Guards.[2]
References
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
- ^ a b c d Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901. London: Dean & Son. 1901. p. 90.
- ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 422. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.