Early life Long was born in
Sydney, New South Wales, the son of William Long (1797–1876) and his second wife. and
Parramatta from 27 October 1877 to 9 November 1880, in the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was nominated to the
New South Wales Legislative Council on 8 September 1885, a position he held until 17 March 1900.
Racing Long was also a race-horse owner and one of his horses,
Grand Flaneur, won nine successive races, including the
Australian Jockey Club Derby, the
Victoria Derby and the
Melbourne Cup. Long died unmarried on 30 November 1915 at
Lewisham Hospital, Sydney. ==References==