Walter Long JP, DL (10 October 1793 – 31 January 1867) was an English magistrate and

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politician.

Background

Born in

West Ashton West Ashton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is about southeast of Trowbridge, near the A350 between Melksham and Yarnbrook which bypasses Trowbridge. The parish includes the hamlets of Dunge (), East Town () and Rood As ...

in Wiltshire, he was the oldest son of

Richard Godolphin Long Richard Godolphin Long (2 October 1761 – 1 July 1835) was an English banker and Tory politician. Life and career Baptised at West Lavington, Wiltshire West Lavington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, on the north edge of ...

and his wife Florentina, daughter of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet. Long was educated at

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and then went to

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...

, where he graduated with a

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in 1812.

Career

Long served as major in the

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (RWY) was a Yeomanry regiment of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom established in 1794. It was disbanded as an independent Territorial Army unit in 1967, a time when the strength of the Territorial ...

. He entered the

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in 1835, sitting as a member of parliament (MP) for

North Wiltshire North Wiltshire was a local government district in Wiltshire, England, formed on 1 April 1974, by a merger of the municipal boroughs of Calne, Chippenham, and Malmesbury along with Calne and Chippenham Rural District, Cricklade and Wootton Bas ...

for thirty years until 1865. Long was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for Somerset, for

Montgomeryshire Montgomeryshire, also known as ''Maldwyn'' ( cy, Sir Drefaldwyn meaning "the Shire of Baldwin's town"), is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It is named after its county tow ...

and for Wiltshire, representing the latter county also as

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Family

On 2 August 1819, he married firstly Mary Anne, second daughter of the politician and lawyer

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in Easter Kilpatrick in

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and had by her six children, three daughters and three sons. After her death in 1856, Long remarried Mary Bickerton, oldest daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir James Hillyar and widow of Sir Cecil Bisshopp, 10th Baronet in

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in London on 15 April 1857. By her he had another son. Long died after short illness, aged 73 at

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in Devon and was buried at his birthplace, near his home

Rood Ashton House Rood Ashton House was a country house in Wiltshire, England, standing in parkland northeast of the village of West Ashton, near Trowbridge. Built in 1808 for Richard Godolphin Long, it was later the home of the 1st Viscount Long (1854–1924). ...

. He was survived by his second wife until 1891. His second son was the politician

Richard Penruddocke Long Richard Penruddocke Long JP, DL (19 December 1825 – 16 February 1875) was an English landowner and Conservative Party politician. He was a founding member of the amateur cricket club I Zingari. Long was appointed High Sheriff of Montgomerysh ...

, who succeeded his father in Parliament and his youngest son was the soldier Lieutenant Walter Hillyar Colquhoun Long. The latter was involved in the

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, South Africa, during the

First Boer War The First Boer War ( af, Eerste Vryheidsoorlog, literally "First Freedom War"), 1880–1881, also known as the First Anglo–Boer War, the Transvaal War or the Transvaal Rebellion, was fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881 betwee ...

. Criticised for his handling of the siege, he was later

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led and subsequently jumped to his death from a 4th floor window of the Grosvenor Hotel in London.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Long, Walter 1793 births 1867 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Deputy Lieutenants of Montgomeryshire Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire

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People educated at Winchester College People from Trowbridge UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847 UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry officers

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