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Henry Long (1544–1573), of
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, was an English politician.


Family

Henry Long was born about 1544, son of Sir Richard Long (c. 1494 – 1546) and Margaret Donnington. King
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was his godfather. He married Dorothy Clarke, daughter of Nicholas Clarke of North Weston, Oxfordshire, step-daughter of Roger Alford of
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. They had one daughter, Elizabeth (c. 1562–1611) who married
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. After Henry's death in April 1573, his widow married Sir Charles Morison. Dorothy had four children with him and died in 1618.


Career

He was Sheriff for
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and
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in 1569–70. He was a
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(MP) of the
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for
Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and North ...
in 1571.


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Further reading


Inheriting the Earth: The Long Family's 500 Year Reign in Wiltshire; Cheryl Nicol
1544 births 1573 deaths People from South Cambridgeshire District English MPs 1571 High Sheriffs of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire
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