Henry Long (1544–1573), of Shingay, Cambridgeshire, was an English politician.
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Family
Henry Long was born about 1544, son of Sir Richard Long (c. 1494 – 1546) and Margaret Donnington. King Henry VIII was his godfather.[1]
He married Dorothy Clarke, daughter of Nicholas Clarke of North Weston, Oxfordshire, step-daughter of Roger Alford of Hitcham, Buckinghamshire. They had one daughter, Elizabeth (c. 1562–1611) who married William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh.[2]
After Henry's death in April 1573, his widow married Sir Charles Morison.[3] Dorothy had four children with him and died in 1618.
Career
He was Sheriff for Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1569–70. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Cambridgeshire in 1571.[4]
References
- ^ A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, Volume 3 by John Burke
- ^ A P Baggs, S M Keeling and C A F Meekings, 'Parishes: Shingay', in A P M Wright, A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely, vol. 8 (London, 1982), pp. 124-127. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol8/pp124-127 [accessed 16 April 2015].
- ^ Sarah Priestley, Cassiobury: The Ancient Seat of the Earls of Essex By Paul Rabbitts (Amberley Publishing, 2014).
- ^ "LONG, Henry (1544-73), of Shingay, Cambs. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
Further reading
- Nicol, Cheryl (2016). Inheriting the Earth: The Long Family's 500 Year Reign in Wiltshire. Hobnob Press. ISBN 978-1906978372.
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