James Long ( ? 1617 - 1692 )

Birth: South Wraxhall, Wiltshire, England, Europe (1616 or 1617) Baptism: Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, Europe (12 January 1617) Death: London, England, Europe (22 January 1692) Burial: Draycot Cerne, Wiltshire, England, Europe (3 February 1692) Occupation: Soldier Politician 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) Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Proposers: Lord William Brouncker (16 October 1661) Samuel Tuke (25 March 1663) Committee appointments: Mechanical Committee (1664) Committee for Agriculture [Georgical] (1664) Other RSActivity: 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).