Edgar Hilleary Price

Background

Price, Edgar Hilleary was born on January 1, 1918 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Edgar Hilleary and Mary Williams (Phillips) Price.

Education

Student, University Florida, 1937-1938.

Career

Manager commercial flower farm, 1945-1949; Manager commercial flower farm, Florida Gladiolus Growers Association, 1949-1955; executive vice president, Tropicana Products, Inc., Bradenton, Florida, 1955-1973; director division government and industry regulations, Tropicana Products, Inc., Bradenton, Florida, to 1979; director. Executive vice president, Industrial Glass Company, Inc., Bradenton, 1963-1973; president, Chairman of the Board, Price Company, Inc., Bradenton consultant, Price Company, Inc., Bradenton, since 1973. Director emeritus F.P.L. Group, Inc.

Past chairman Florida Citrus Commission, Fla.Gov.'s Freeze Damage Survey Team, Special Common for Study Abolition Death Penalty. Board directors Florida Power and Light Company, Florida Fair Association, Florida Citrus Exposition, Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association. Past chairman Joint Citrus Legislation Committee.

Past member Florida Plant Board, Florida Board Control, Florida Legislation Council. Executive Committee Growers and Shippers League Florida, Florida Agricultural Council, Special Health Agricultural Research and Education. Past president, Chairman of the Board Fla.Hort.

Membership

Past chairman, commissioner census 12th Judicial Circuit. Member Governor Florida Committee Rehabilitation Handicapped, Florida Commision on Ethics, 1976-1977, Presidential Inaugural Finance committee, 1977, Eastern 5th Circuit United States Judicial Nominating Commission, since 1977, Florida Senate from 36th District, 1958-1966. Past chairman Manatee County Board Sch.Dist.

Trustees, Local Housing Authority Bradenton, Bradenton Substitute Std. Housing Board, Bradenton Charter Advisory Committee. Delegate Democratic National Convention, 1960, district delegate, 1964.

Past trustee, member Executive Committee Stetson U. Former trustee New College, Aurora Foundation Served to First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1941-1945. Member Florida Chamber of Commerce (board directors emeritus and past chairman), Manatee C. ofC. (past president), Florida Horticultural Society (past president, Chairman of the Board), Florida Flower Association, American Red Cross Clara Barton Society, Blue Key (honorary), Omicron Delta Kappa (honorary), Kiwanis (president 1955), Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Connections

Married Elise Ingram, June 24, 1947. 1 son, Jerald Steven.

Father:

Edgar Hilleary Price

Mother:

Mary Williams (Phillips) Price

Spouse:

Elise Ingram