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George Longman (1776-1822), of 22 Bloomsbury Square, Middlesex, was a politician.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Maidstone 1806-1812 and 1818–1820. His father, Thomas Longman (1699–1755), was the founder of the publishing company Longman. George Longman was also a major financial supporter of the inventor John Dickinson (1782–1869). Dickinson had developed a continuous mechanised papermaking process, the cylinder mould machine, close on the heels of the first mechanised paper machine of 1803, known to this day as the Fourdrinier. With Longmans backing he set up the company Longman & Dickinson in 1809 and bought in the same year his first paper mill at Apsley (Hertfordshire), which later developed into John Dickinson & Co. Ltd., a longtime international leader in papermaking and stationery.

References

1. "LONGMAN, George (C.1773-1822), of 22 Bloomsbury Square, MDX. | History of Parliament Online".
2. Joan Evans (great niece of John Dickinson): „The Endless Web - John Dickinson & Co. Ltd 1804-1954“, pp.12-14, Jonathan Cape, London 1955

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This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Ezekiel Longman (1630–1708) Sarah Mary Osborn (died 1762) Thomas Longman (1699–1755) Henry Longman Mary Elizabeth Harris (born 1739) Thomas Longman (1730–1797) Mary Slater (1781–1842) Thomas Norton Longman (1771–1842) George Longman (1776–1822) Georgiana Bates (1816–1890) Thomas Longman (1804–1879) William Longman (1813–1877) Emma Pratt Barlow (1818–1884) Mary Frances Kerr (1856–1941) George Henry Longman (1852–1938) Thomas Norton Longman (1849–1930) Sir Hubert Harry Longman (1856–1940) Charles James Longman (1852–1934) Harriet Ann Evans (1857–1938) Henry Kerr Longman (1881–1958) Marjorie Russell (1889–1958) Robert Guy Longman (1882–1971) William Longman (1882–1967) John Cecil Longman (1912–1965) Mark Frederick Kerr Longman (1916–1972)
Notes Note: The family members who were partners/directors in the Longman publishing company, are highlighted in amber
Family tree of the Longman family

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