The Long, later Tylney-Long Baronetcy, of

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in the

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, was a title in the

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. It was created in 1662 for Robert Long.

History

The baronetcy was created for Robert Long, Member of Parliament from 1624 to 1627 and in the

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and again from 1661 to 1673 on 1 September 1662. Long never married and, lacking male descendants, was succeeded by his nephew James, the second Baronet. James was the son of Sir Walter Long. Three of Sir James's grandsons, the third, fourth and fifth Baronets, all succeeded in the title. Sir James Long, the 5th Baronet, represented several constituencies in the

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. He married Lady Emma, daughter of

Richard Tylney, 1st Earl Tylney Richard Child, 1st Earl Tylney (5 February 1680 – March 1750), was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1708 and 1734. Initially a Tory, he switched to supporting the Whigs after 1715. He held no Office of State, ...

(see

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). Their son, the sixth Baronet, succeeded to the substantial Tylney estates, including

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, on the death of his maternal uncle in 1784 and assumed the additional surname of Tylney. His only son, also James, the eighth Baronet, died young in 1805 and the baronetcy became extinct. Catherine Tylney-Long, daughter of the seventh Baronet and sister of the eighth and last Baronet, inherited the family estates. She married William Pole-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington, who assumed the additional surnames of Tylney and Long. See

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for further history of this title.

Long, later Tylney-Long baronets, of Westminster (1662)

Sir Robert Long, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Long, 1st Baronet (c. 1600 – 13 July 1673) of Westminster was an English courtier and administrator who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1626 and 1673. Background Long was the son of Sir Walter Long of South Wrax ...

(1598–1673) *

Sir James Long, 2nd Baronet Sir James Long, 2nd Baronet (c. 1617 – 22 January 1692) was an English politician and Royalist soldier. Born at South Wraxall, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, the son of Sir Walter Long and Anne Ley (daughter of James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough ...

(1617–1692) *

Sir Robert Long, 3rd Baronet The Long, later Tylney-Long Baronetcy, of Westminster in the County of London, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created in 1662 for Robert Long. History The baronetcy was created for Robert Long, Member of Parliament from 162 ...

(1673–1692) *

Sir Giles Long, 4th Baronet The Long, later Tylney-Long Baronetcy, of Westminster in the County of London, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created in 1662 for Robert Long. History The baronetcy was created for Robert Long, Member of Parliament from 162 ...

(1675–1698) *

Sir James Long, 5th Baronet Sir James Long, 5th Baronet (1682 – 16 March 1729) was an English landowner and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1695 and 1729. The son of James Long and his wife Susan Strangways, he was born at Ath ...

(1682–1729) *

Sir Robert Long, 6th Baronet Sir Robert Long, 6th Baronet (1705 – 10 February 1767) was an English politician. The only surviving son of Sir James Long, 5th Baronet and his wife Henrietta Greville, Long was baptised on 8 November 1705 at St Martin in the Fields, Westmin ...

(1705–1767) *

Sir James Tylney-Long, 7th Baronet Sir James Tylney-Long, 7th Baronet (1736 – 28 November 1794) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons for 32 years from 1762 to 1794. The eldest son of Sir Robert Long, 6th Baronet and his wife Emma Child, he succeeded his ...

(1736–1794) *Sir James Tylney-Long, 8th Baronet (1794–1805)

References

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History

Long, later Tylney-Long baronets, of Westminster (1662)

See also

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