William Long (priest)
William Long LL.B. (d. 16 July 1835) was a Canon of Windsor from 1804 to 1835.[1]
Family
[edit]He was the fifth son of Beeston Long and Sarah Cropp. His brother was Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough. [citation needed]
Career
[edit]He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
He was appointed:
- Rector of Sternfield, Suffolk 1788
- Rector of Dennington, Suffolk 1788 – 1808
- Rector of Pulham, Norfolk 1808
He was appointed to the tenth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1804 and held the canonry until his death.
Further reading
[edit]- Nicol, Cheryl (2016). Inheriting the Earth: The Long Family's 500 Year Reign in Wiltshire. Hobnob Press. ISBN 978-1906978372.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle