Charles Long (priest) explained

Charles Maitland Long (born 23 February 1802 in Carshalton – died 6 October 1875 in London) was the Archdeacon of the East Riding from 1854^[1] to 1873.

The son of politician Samuel Long, he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.^[2] He was ordained in 1827 and held incumbencies at Woodmansterne, Whitchurch, Shropshire, and Settrington.

Further reading

• Book: Nicol, Cheryl. Inheriting the Earth: The Long Family's 500 Year Reign in Wiltshire. 2016. Hobnob Press. 978-1906978372.

Notes and References

1. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1541-1847/vol4/pp16-18 British History On-line
2. [Alumni Cantabrigienses|Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900]