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 English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

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

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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 1478History 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, ...

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1419 births 1478 deaths John Long English MPs 1442 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Cricklade {{15thC-England-MP-stub

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