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George Longman
George Longman may refer to: * George Longman (cricketer) (1852–1938), English cricketer *George Longman (MP) George Longman (1776-1822), of 22 Bloomsbury Square, Middlesex, was a politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Maidstone 1806-1812 and 1818–1820. His father, Thomas Longman (1699–1755), was the founder of ... (1776–1822) See also * Longman family tree, showing the relationship between the above {{hndis, Longman, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Longman (cricketer)
George Henry Longman (3 August 1852 – 19 August 1938) was an English first-class cricketer, cricket administrator, and publisher. Longman played in nearly seventy first-class matches between 1872 and 1885, scoring nearly 2,500 runs. As a publisher, he was a partner in the family publishing business, Longman. Early life and education The son of Thomas Longmam, he was born in August 1852 at Farnborough, Hampshire. He was educated at Eton College, where he played for the college cricket team, including as captain in 1871. From there, he matriculated to Trinity College, Cambridge. While studying at Cambridge, Longman made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Fenner's during his freshman year, the same year in which he gained his blue by virtue of playing in The University Match against Oxford University at Lord's. He opened the batting alongside Arthur Tabor in the match, sharing in a partnership of 104 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Longman (MP)
George Longman (1776-1822), of 22 Bloomsbury Square, Middlesex, was a politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Maidstone 1806-1812 and 1818–1820. His father, Thomas Longman (1699–1755), was the founder of the publishing company Longman. George Longman was also a major financial supporter of the inventor John Dickinson (1782–1869). Dickinson had developed a continuous mechanised papermaking process, the cylinder mould machine, close on the heels of the first mechanised paper machine of 1803, known to this day as the Fourdrinier. With Longmans backing he set up the company Longman & Dickinson in 1809 and bought in the same year his first paper mill at Apsley (Hertfordshire),Joan Evans (great niece of John Dickinson): „The Endless Web - John Dickinson & Co. Ltd 1804-1954“, pp.12-14, Jonathan Cape, London 1955 which later developed into John Dickinson & Co. Ltd., a longtime international leader in papermaking and stationery Station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |