Born in London, the second son of Richard Long, 3rd Viscount Long, he was educated at Harrow and served with the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Wiltshire Regiment from 1947 to 1949. His elder brother, Walter Reginald Basil, had died in Greece in 1941 during World War II and Long succeeded to his father's title in 1967.
In 1974, he entered politics as an Opposition Whip and was then a Lord-in-waiting (senior Government whip) from 1979 to 1997.
Viscount Long lived for many years at Steeple Ashton Manor, and later at The Island, Newquay, Cornwall, a house on a rock linked to the mainland by a private suspension bridge.[citation needed]
He was married three times and had three children by his first wife, Margaret (1928–2016).[2]
Hon. Sarah Long (b.1958)
James Richard Long (b.1960), 5th Viscount Long
Hon. Charlotte Long (1965–1984), an actress,[2] who was killed in a car crash on 6 October 1984 at the age of 18.[3]
He died on 13 June 2017 at the age of 88.[4] His funeral service was held at St Mary's Church, Steeple Ashton, on 29 June 2017. He was succeeded by his son James as 5th Viscount Long.
Further reading
Inheriting the Earth: The Long Family's 500 Year Reign in Wiltshire; Cheryl Nicol
richard, long, viscount, long, other, people, named, richard, long, richard, long, disambiguation, richard, gerard, long, viscount, long, january, 1929, june, 2017, british, peer, conservative, politician, contents, life, career, marriages, family, further, re. For other people named Richard Long see Richard Long disambiguation Richard Gerard Long 4th Viscount Long CBE 30 January 1929 13 June 2017 was a British peer and Conservative politician Contents 1 Life and career 2 Marriages and family 3 Further reading 4 References 5 External linksLife and career EditBorn in London the second son of Richard Long 3rd Viscount Long he was educated at Harrow and served with the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Wiltshire Regiment from 1947 to 1949 His elder brother Walter Reginald Basil had died in Greece in 1941 during World War II and Long succeeded to his father s title in 1967 In 1974 he entered politics as an Opposition Whip and was then a Lord in waiting senior Government whip from 1979 to 1997 Long was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in the 1993 New Year Honours 1 Marriages and family EditViscount Long lived for many years at Steeple Ashton Manor and later at The Island Newquay Cornwall a house on a rock linked to the mainland by a private suspension bridge citation needed He was married three times and had three children by his first wife Margaret 1928 2016 2 Hon Sarah Long b 1958 James Richard Long b 1960 5th Viscount Long Hon Charlotte Long 1965 1984 an actress 2 who was killed in a car crash on 6 October 1984 at the age of 18 3 He died on 13 June 2017 at the age of 88 4 His funeral service was held at St Mary s Church Steeple Ashton on 29 June 2017 He was succeeded by his son James as 5th Viscount Long Further reading EditInheriting the Earth The Long Family s 500 Year Reign in Wiltshire Cheryl NicolReferences Edit No 53153 The London Gazette Supplement 30 December 1992 p 8 a b Margaret Viscountess Long obituary The Daily Telegraph 6 May 2016 Lundy Darryl Hon Charlotte Helen Long thePeerage com Retrieved 24 September 2015 LONG Deaths Announcements Telegraph Announcements 20 June 2017 Retrieved 9 March 2020 External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by the Viscount LongPeerage of the United KingdomPreceded byRichard Eric Onslow Long Viscount Long1967 2017 Succeeded byJames Long This biography of a viscount in the peerage of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Long 4th Viscount Long amp oldid 1120339239, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
