Francis Davy Longe (25 September 1831 – 20 February 1910) was an English

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er, lawyer, anti-

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and inspector for the

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Early life and family

Longe was born on 25 September 1831 at

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Vicarage in

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to the Rev. John Longe. Longe was educated at

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where he boarded at The Head Master’s. Longe later attended

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where he graduated with a BA in 1854. Longe was a student at

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and was called to the bar on 30 April 1858. Longe was an ancestor of

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Cricket

At Harrow and

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, Longe excelled at cricket, eventually becoming the captain of Harrow School Cricket XI team, playing at the famous

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match held annually at

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between 1847 and 1850. At Oxford, Longe played

for

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team between 1850 and 1851 and

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Career

Francis D. Longe served on a British commission on child labour from 1862- to 1867. In economics, he is best known for his anti-classical 1866 tract, making him one of the first persons to demolish the Ricardian Wages-Fund doctrine. In this, Longe was followed up independently by W.T. Thornton. Longe also wrote a number of other books including: * ''An Inquiry into the Law of 'Strikes, 1860. * ''A Refutation of the Wage-Fund Theory of Modern Political Economy as enunciated by Mr. Mill, MP and Mr. Fawcett, M.P.'', 1866. * ''A Critical Examination of Mr. George's Progress & Poverty and Mr. Mill's Theory of Wages'', 1883. * ''Lowestoft in Olden Times'', 1899.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Longe, Francis 1831 births 1910 deaths English cricketers Oxford University cricketers People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers English economists

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