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Revision as of 01:31, 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]
Political career and connections
Long 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]He had succeeded Sir Edmund Lechmere, 3rd Baronet, as Evesham's M.P.. The Baronet's daughter-in-law was Cecily Mary Bridges (1884-1964) whose first husband was William George Lupton (1871 - 1911), a first cousin of Alan Cecil Lupton's who lived at Severn Bank, Severn Stoke, a Georgian mansion in Worcester. Long had been a previous owner. Alan Cecil Lupton who continued the estate's tradition hosting country house pursuits: "huntin', shootin' and fishin'".
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.