Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough

Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough, GCB PC PC (Ire) FRS FSA (2 January 1760 – 17 January 1838) was an English politician and connoisseur of the arts.

This article is about the first Baron Farnborough of the first creation (named after Farnborough in Bromley). For the first Baron Farnborough of the second creation (named after Farnborough in Hampshire), see Erskine May, 1st Baron Farnborough.

The Right Honourable
The Lord Farnborough
GCB PC PC (Ire) FRS FSA
Chief Secretary for Ireland
In office
1805–1806
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt the Younger
Preceded byNicholas Vansittart
Succeeded byWilliam Elliot
Paymaster of the Forces
In office
1807–1826
Monarchs
Prime Minister
  • The Duke of Portland
  • Spencer Perceval
  • The Earl of Liverpool
Preceded byEarl Temple
and Lord John Townshend
Succeeded byWilliam Vesey-FitzGerald
Personal details
Born2 January 1760 (1760-01-02)
London
Died17 January 1838 (1838-01-18) (aged 78)
NationalityBritish
Political partyTory
Spouse
Amelia Hume
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(m. 1793; died 1837)​
Alma materEmmanuel College, Cambridge
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