Colonial Treasurer 17.8.1877 - 17.12.1877
(Robertson Ministry No.17 17.8.1877 - 17.12.1877)
Born Sydney, 28 July 1839, son of emancipist William Long and Isabella, nee Walford. Unmarried.
Privately educated. Studied law in England and called to the Bar of the Inner Temple on 11 June 1862 and New South Wales Bar on 22 December 1862. Did not practice, with major interests in horse racing, wine and spirit merchant. Champion horse Grand Flaneur won nine major races 1880-1881 including Melbourne Cup.
Chairman AJC 1898-1900. Supporter of thoroughbred industry.
Financial losses in 1890s economic depression.
Represented Central Cumberland 1875-1877 and Parramatta 1877-1880. Member Legislative Council 1885-1909.
Died 30 November 1915, Lewisham Hospital buried St Jude’s Anglican Church, Randwick. Unmarried, Long left estate valued at £250.
NSW Treasurers
Last updated: 04/02/2021
