John Long of
Draycot Cerne
Draycot Cerne (Draycott) is a small village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about north of Chippenham.
History
The parish was referred to as ''Draicote'' (Medieval Latin) in the ancient Domesday hundred of Startley when Geoff ...
(c. 1419 – 20 September 1478) was an
English
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landowner and member of parliament.
Born in
Wiltshire
Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...
, the son of
Robert Long and Margaret Godfrey, he was elected
Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
for
Cricklade
Cricklade is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon and Cirencester. It is the first downstream town on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227.
History
Cricklade ...
in 1442 and in 1449 was an Elector for Wiltshire. He died on 20 September 1478
[History of Parliament pp.550-1] and is buried at Draycot Cerne, Wiltshire.
He married Margaret Wayte who, according to the printed Long family pedigree, was his half-sister. There were three sons from this marriage including
Sir Thomas Long of Draycot Sir Thomas Long of Draycot (c. 1451–1508) was an English landowner and knight. He is known to have served as one of the Members of Parliament for the borough of Westbury in 1491 and was twice High Sheriff of Wiltshire.
Life
Born in Wiltshire, ...
.
Further reading
Inheriting the Earth: The Long Family's 500 Year Reign in Wiltshire; Cheryl Nicol
References
1419 births
1478 deaths
John Long
English MPs 1442
Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Cricklade
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