| Authorised form of name | Long; Sir; James (? 1617 - 1692); politician |
| Dates | ? 1617 - 1692 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | South Wraxhall, Wiltshire, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 1616 or 1617 |
| Place of death | London, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 22 January 1692 |
| Dates and places | Baptism:
Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, Europe (12 January 1617)
Burial:
Draycot Cerne, Wiltshire, England, Europe (3 February 1692) |
| Occupation | Soldier; Politician |
| Activity | Education:
At home and in France; Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1634)
Career:
Served in the Royalist Army (1642-1646); Sheriff of Wiltshire (1644-1645); captured Chippenham for the King (1645); Commissioner for Assessment for Wiltshire (1664-1680, 1689-1690) and for Yorkshire (West and North Ridings) (1679-1680); Gentleman of the Privy Chamber (1673-1685); Deputy-Lieutenant for Wiltshire (1675); Commissioner for Recusants (1675); MP for Malmesbury (1679; 1681; 1690-1692)
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| Membership category | Original Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/05/1663 |
| Proposer | William Brouncker |
| Samuel Tuke |
| Royal Society activity | Committee and panels:
Mechanical Committee (1664) ; Committee for Agriculture [Georgical] (1664) |
| Other Royal Society activity | Reported on experiments concerning natural history and zoology (1663); Developed an entomological collection for the Society (1663); Proposed a way of advancing the manufacture of tapestry in England (1663) |
| Relationships | Parents: Sir Walter Long and Anne Ley; succeeded his uncle as 2nd baronet (1673)
Grandparents: James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough
Married: Dorothy Leech |
| General context | In his political career, Long was following in his family's footsteps, as they has represented various Wiltshire constituencies since the 15th century. He represented Malmesbury in all three Exclusion Parliaments and was added to the committee to investigate pamphlets in defence of Thomas Osborne, earl of Danby, whose impeachment was planned. His correspondence with and contributions to the Royal Society and its meeting show a keen interest in entymology, falconry, and ichthyology. |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Aubrey; Henning; Burke EDB; ODNB
Notes:
The election date is Long's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. There are two people with this name, one was admitted 4 Secember 1661, and the other admitted 15 April 1663.
Hunter gives birth date as 1616.
Aubrey states Long was educated at Westminster School and Magdalen College, Oxford. |
| Royal Society code | NA4526 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EL/L5/5 | Letter, from Lord [William] Brouncker to Colonel [James] Long | 1663 |
| DM/5/80 | 'Recommended to Mr Aubrey' | c.1660s |
| DM/5/79B | 'Recommended to Col Long' | c.1660s |
| DM/5/64 | Minutes of meetings of the Committee for Agriculture (endorsed as 'Transactions of the Georgicall Committee') | October 1664-February 1665 |