Walter Long
JP (c. 1648 – 16 July 1731), of Bristol and South Wraxhall, Wiltshire, 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 ...
politician who sat in the
House of Commons in 1701.
Long was the son of Walter Long (c. 1623 – c. 1699) of Bristol and South Wraxhall and his wife Barbara Brayfield. He matriculated at
Trinity College, Oxford on 1 April 1664, aged 15.
He inherited the Wraxhall estate from his father in 1699.
Long's Wiltshire property meant he could put himself forward as a candidate at
Calne at the first general election of 1701, when he was returned as
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 ...
in a contest. He was probably supported by
Henry Blaake, an outgoing member. He was inactive in the House and on 10 May he was granted leave of absence for an unspecified period. At the second general election in November 1701, he withdrew when Blaake stood again as a candidate. He was
High Sheriff of Wiltshire for the year 1703 to 1704.
Long's grandfather John Long (c. 1585 – 1636) was disinherited by his father,
Sir Walter Long (1565–1610)
Sir Walter Long (1560 or 1565? – October 1610) was an England, English knight and landowner, born in Wiltshire, the son of Sir Robert Long (c.1517-c.1581), Sir Robert Long and his wife Barbara Carne.
Public service
He was elected knight of the ...
of
South Wraxall
South Wraxall is a village and a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, north of Bradford on Avon. The village is to the east of the B3109 road from Bradford on Avon to Corsham.
The parish includes the village of Lower Wraxall, to the south of Sou ...
and Whaddon, by the contrivances of the latter's second wife Catherine née Thynne (a daughter of the first
Sir John Thynne
Sir John Thynne (c. 1515 – 21 May 1580) was the steward to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. 1506 – 1552), and a member of parliament. He was the builder of Longleat House, and his descendants became Marquesses of Bath.
Early life
...
of
Longleat) but a compromise later led John to receiving South Wraxall, and his brother the manor of Draycot. South Wraxall eventually passed to Walter Long, who died unmarried on 16 July 1731. He is buried at
South Wraxall
South Wraxall is a village and a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, north of Bradford on Avon. The village is to the east of the B3109 road from Bradford on Avon to Corsham.
The parish includes the village of Lower Wraxall, to the south of Sou ...
, near
Bradford-on-Avon,
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 ...
. He left all his property in Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire to John Long, a nephew of his cousin Hope Long.
[
]
Further reading
*
References
Bibliography
*Beatson, Robert, ''A Chronological Register of Both Houses of the British Parliament,'' 1807
*Luttrell, Narcissus, ''A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs, from September 1678 to April 1714,'' 1857
1640s births
1731 deaths
Walter
Walter may refer to:
People
* Walter (name), both a surname and a given name
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
* Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...
People from Bradford-on-Avon
High Sheriffs of Wiltshire
{{England-pre1707-MP-stub