Francis Davy Longe
Francis Davy Longe | |
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| Born | 25 September 1831 Coddenham, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 20 February 1910 |
| Occupation(s) | First-class cricketer Lawyer Economist Inspector |
Francis Davy Longe (25 September 1831 – 20 February 1910) was an English first-class cricketer, lawyer, anti-classical economist and inspector for the Local Government Board.[1]
Early life and family
[edit]Longe was born on 25 September 1831 at Coddenham Vicarage in Suffolk, the second son of the Rev. R. Longe.[2][3] Longe was educated at Harrow School where he boarded at The Head Master’s.[2] Longe later attended Oriel College, Oxford where he graduated with a BA in 1854.[2] Longe was a student at Inner Temple and was called to the bar on 30 April 1858,[4] serving on the eastern circuit.[3] Longe was a descendant of Pocahontas.[2]
Cricket
[edit]At Harrow and Oxford, Longe excelled at cricket, eventually becoming the captain of Harrow School Cricket XI team, playing at the famous Eton v Harrow match held annually at Lord's Cricket Ground between 1847 and 1850.[2] At Oxford, Longe played first-class cricket for Oxford University team between 1850 and 1851[5] and Marylebone Cricket Club.[6]
Career
[edit]Longe became private secretary to Lord Goschen, who gave him the role of a general inspector of the Local Government Board, which Longe undertook for almost 30 years.[3]
He served on a British commission on child labour from 1862 to 1867. In economics, he is best known for his anti-classical 1866 tract, making him one of the first persons to demolish the Ricardian Wages-Fund doctrine. In this, Longe was followed up independently by W. T. Thornton.[1]
He retired to Lowestoft, was an active member of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society, and served as president of the Ipswich Scientific Society.[3] He was a Fellow of the Geological Society.
He died on 20 February 1910.[2]
Works
[edit]Longe wrote a number of books including:
- An Inquiry into the Law of 'Strikes', 1860.
- A Refutation of the Wage-Fund Theory of Modern Political Economy as enunciated by Mr. Mill, MP and Mr. Fawcett, M.P., 1866.
- A Critical Examination of Mr. George's Progress & Poverty and Mr. Mill's Theory of Wages, 1883.
- Lowestoft in Olden Times, 1899.
- The Fiction Of The Ice Age Or Glacial Period, 1902.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Francis D. Longe".
- ^ a b c d e f Harrow School (1911). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911 (Third ed.). Longmans, Green, and Co. p. 185.
- ^ a b c d Thomson, D.G. (1910). "President's Address". Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. 9: 2.
- ^ Foster, Joseph, "Longe, Francis Davy", Men-at-the-Bar, retrieved 19 April 2023
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
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