George Longman (MP)

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.[1] 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 the first continuous mechanised papermaking process. 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)[2], which later developed into John Dickinson & Co. Ltd., a longtime international leader in papermaking and stationery.

References
  1. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/longman-george-1773-1822
  2. Joan Evans (great nice of John Dickinson): „The Endless Web - John Dickinson & Co. Ltd 1804-1954“, pp.12-14, Jonathan Cape, London 1955


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