Viscount Long

Walter Long, 1st Viscount Long

Coat of arms of the Viscounts Long

Viscount Long , of Wraxall in the County of Wilts , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

Award

The title was bestowed on June 4, 1921, Member of the House of Commons and First Lord of the Admiralty Walter Long .

Today's title holder is his great-grandson, the 5th Viscount.

List of Viscounts Long (1921)

• Walter Long, 1st Viscount Long (1854–1924)
• Walter Long, 2nd Viscount Long (1911–1944)
• Richard Long, 3rd Viscount Long (1892–1967)
• Richard Long, 4th Viscount Long (1929-2017)
• James Long, 5th Viscount Long (* 1960)

Title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is the uncle of the current title holder, Hon. John Hume Long (* 1930).

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} The London Gazette : No. 32356, p. 4724 , June 14, 1921.

Literature and web links

• Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• Long, Viscount (UK, 1921) at Cracroft's Peerage