Henry Long (died 1573) explained

Henry Long (1544–1573), of Shingay, Cambridgeshire, was an English politician.

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]

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. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, Volume 3 by John Burke
2. 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].
3. Sarah Priestley, Cassiobury: The Ancient Seat of the Earls of Essex By Paul Rabbitts (Amberley Publishing, 2014).
4. Web site: LONG, Henry (1544-73), of Shingay, Cambs. - History of Parliament Online. www.historyofparliamentonline.org.