Sir James Tylney-Long, 7th Baronet
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Sir James Tylney-Long, 7th Baronet (1736 – 28 November 1794) was an English
politician.
The eldest son of Sir Robert Long, 6th Baronet
and his wife Emma Child, he succeeded his father as 7th Baronet on 10 February 1767, and inherited the family estates, including the manors of Draycot and Athelhampton
.
In 1784 he inherited the estates of Wanstead
, and Tylney Hall from his uncle the 2nd Earl Tylney
, and Sir James took the additional name of Tylney. He also became a generous benefactor of public and private charities, living a modest and unassuming lifestyle.
He was Member of Parliament
for Marlborough
(1762–1780), for Devizes
(1780–1788) and elected for Wiltshire
in 1788, replacing the late Charles Penruddocke.
.
They had three daughters including Catherine, whose disastrous marriage to William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington
saw the destruction of Wanstead House.
Sir James Tylney-Long died at his home, Draycot House on 29 November 1794. His wife, Lady Catherine died in 1823. Sir James' only son, also called James, was born two months before his father's death and became the 8th Baronet. A sickly child, he died on 14 September 1805 just short of his eleventh birthday, and the vast estates of the Long, Child and Tylney families devolved onto his elder sister Catherine. The Baronetcy became extinct.
England
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politician.
The eldest son of Sir Robert Long, 6th Baronet
Sir Robert Long, 6th Baronet
Sir Robert Long, 6th Baronet was an English politician.The only surviving son of Sir James Long, 5th Baronet and his wife Henrietta Greville, Long was baptised on 8 November 1705 at St Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London...
and his wife Emma Child, he succeeded his father as 7th Baronet on 10 February 1767, and inherited the family estates, including the manors of Draycot and Athelhampton
Athelhampton
Athelhampton is a Grade I listed 15th-century manor house in England. It is a privately owned country house on 160 acres of parkland, located five miles east of Dorchester, Dorset...
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Career
He was a member of the Wiltshire Militia, gaining the rank of Captain in 1759, and Major in 1769, and later formed the Draycot Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry.In 1784 he inherited the estates of Wanstead
Wanstead Park
Wanstead Park is the name of a grade II listed municipal park covering an area of about 140 acres , located in Wanstead, in the London Borough of Redbridge, historically within the county of Essex...
, and Tylney Hall from his uncle the 2nd Earl Tylney
Earl Tylney
Earl Tylney, of Castlemaine in the County of Kerry, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 11 June 1731 for Richard Child, 1st Viscount Castlemaine. The Child family descended from the merchant, economist and colonial administrator Josiah Child, who on 16 July 1678 was created a...
, and Sir James took the additional name of Tylney. He also became a generous benefactor of public and private charities, living a modest and unassuming lifestyle.
He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Marlborough
Marlborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Marlborough was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.e-1295-1640:-1640-1868:...
(1762–1780), for Devizes
Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)
Devizes is a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire, England, which is now represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and before 1707 in the House of Commons of England....
(1780–1788) and elected for Wiltshire
Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Wiltshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of England from 1290 to 1707, of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament , elected by the bloc vote...
in 1788, replacing the late Charles Penruddocke.
Family
In 1775 Long married firstly, Harriet, fourth daughter of Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone. She died on 12 November 1777, there were no children from this marriage. He married secondly, in 1785, Catherine Sydney Windsor, daughter of Other Windsor, 4th Earl of PlymouthOther Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth
Other Lewis Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth was a British peer, styled Lord Windsor until 1732.He succeeded his father as Earl of Plymouth at the age of one, and was educated at Eton and The Queen's College, Oxford...
.
They had three daughters including Catherine, whose disastrous marriage to William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington
William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington
William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington was an Anglo-Irish nobleman notorious for his dissipated lifestyle.-Ancestry:...
saw the destruction of Wanstead House.
Sir James Tylney-Long died at his home, Draycot House on 29 November 1794. His wife, Lady Catherine died in 1823. Sir James' only son, also called James, was born two months before his father's death and became the 8th Baronet. A sickly child, he died on 14 September 1805 just short of his eleventh birthday, and the vast estates of the Long, Child and Tylney families devolved onto his elder sister Catherine. The Baronetcy became extinct.
Further reading
- Hand of Fate. The History of the Longs, Wellesleys and the Draycot Estate in Wiltshire. Tim Couzens 2001 ISBN 1 903341 72 6