Charles Wigram Long
Charles Wigram Long (1842 – 13 December 1911)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons for 1895 to 1910.
Biography[]
Long was the son of Charles Long, who was Archdeacon of the East Riding of Yorkshire, and his wife Anna Maria, the daughter of Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet.[2] He entered the Royal Artillery in 1860, becoming a Captain (land) in 1874, a Brevet Major in 1881, and a Lieutenant-Colonel (retired) in 1886.[2] He later became a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant of Worcestershire.[2]
He was elected at the 1895 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Evesham division of Worcestershire,[3] and held the seat until he stood down at the January 1910 general election.[1][3]
Family[]
In 1889 Long married Constance Vansittart, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Vansittart of the Coldstream Guards.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
- ^ a b c d Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901. London: Dean & Son. 1901. p. 90.
- ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 422. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Long
- 1842 births
- 1911 deaths
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1895–1900
- UK MPs 1900–1906
- UK MPs 1906–1910
- Royal Artillery officers
- Deputy Lieutenants of Worcestershire