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'''Richard Longe''' (died 1650) was an English politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] from 1640 to 1642. He supported the [[Cavaliers|Royalist]] cause in the [[English Civil War]]. |
'''Richard Longe''' (died 1650) was an English politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] from 1640 to 1642. He supported the [[Cavaliers|Royalist]] cause in the [[English Civil War]]. |
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Longe was an alderman of [[Bristol]] and served as [[High Sheriff of Bristol|Sheriff of Bristol]] in 1621 and as Mayor in 1636.<ref name=Williams>[ |
Longe was an alderman of [[Bristol]] and served as [[High Sheriff of Bristol|Sheriff of Bristol]] in 1621 and as Mayor in 1636.<ref name=Williams>[https://archive.org/stream/cu31924030494953#page/n125/mode/2up W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester'']</ref> In November 1640, Longe was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Bristol (UK Parliament constituency)|Bristol]] in the [[Long Parliament]]. He was expelled as a monopolist on 12 May 1642.<ref name=Willis>{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}}</ref> In 1646 he entered his name as a petitioner to compound for delinquency, and paid a fine of £800 in May 1650.<ref name=Williams/> |
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Longe died by 29 June 1650 and left land to fund clothing for poor men in the Merchat's Almshouses and for bread for the poor.<ref name=Williams/> |
Longe died by 29 June 1650 and left land to fund clothing for poor men in the Merchat's Almshouses and for bread for the poor.<ref name=Williams/> |
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Latest revision as of 06:52, 29 August 2024
Richard Longe (died 1650) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.
Longe was an alderman of Bristol and served as Sheriff of Bristol in 1621 and as Mayor in 1636.[1] In November 1640, Longe was elected Member of Parliament for Bristol in the Long Parliament. He was expelled as a monopolist on 12 May 1642.[2] In 1646 he entered his name as a petitioner to compound for delinquency, and paid a fine of £800 in May 1650.[1]
Longe died by 29 June 1650 and left land to fund clothing for poor men in the Merchat's Almshouses and for bread for the poor.[1]