William Long (priest)

William Long LL.B. (d. 16 July 1835) was a Canon of Windsor from 1804 to 1835.^[1]

Family

He was the fifth son of Beeston Long and Sarah Cropp. His brother was Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough. ^{[citation needed]}

Career

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

• Inheriting the Earth: The Long Family's 500 Year Reign in Wiltshire; Cheryl Nicol

Notes

1. Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle