Ernest Caswell Long
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Captain Ernest Caswell "Boy" Long (8 May 1892 – 26 August 1950) was an English soldier and rancher in Kenya known for being a glamorous playboy and well-known member of the Happy Valley set.[1]
Long was born on 8 May 1892 in Ogbourne St Andrew, Wiltshire, England. He was the son of George Long and Eleanor Carwardine.[2] He was the brother of Charles Aubrey Long and Henry Stephen Long, who both later worked for him.[1]
His paternal grandparents were Robert Caswell Long and Emma Deacon. His maternal grandfather was the Rev. Henry Alexander Carwardine, Vicar of Ogbourne St Andrew.[3]
Career
During World War I, he was a Captain in the Grenadier Guards.[4]
Long first came to Kenya, around 1912, as tutor to The Hon. Thomas Cholmondeley, only son and heir of Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere and was selected by his mother, Lady Florence Anne Cole (the daughter of Lowry Cole, 4th Earl of Enniskillen). In time, he became manager for Lord Delamare residing at Soysambu, Elmenteita, until c. 1926, when he resigned after marrying Genesta (née Heath) Farquhar.[1]
The Longs purchased a large block of land from R.A.B. Chamberlain and began operating the Nderit Estate overlooking Lake Nakuru in East Africa, also at Elmenteita, where he became a successful breeder and dairy farmer. For many years, he served as Chairman of the Kenya Co-operative Creameries Ltd., succeeding Lord Delamere. He also served as Chairman of the Stockbreeders Co-operative Society Ltd. for many years. In his later years, Long largely retired from public life due to ill-health.[1]
