Background
Price, William Pierce was born on January 29, 1835 in Dahlonega, Georgia, United States. Son of William P. Price.
Price, William Pierce was born on January 29, 1835 in Dahlonega, Georgia, United States. Son of William P. Price.
Educated county schools. Learned printing trade. Foreman printing office, 1850-1854.
Editor, 1854, at Greenville, South Carolina.
Studied law; admitted to South Carolina. bar, 1856.
Practiced law, Greenville, South Carolina. Entered Kershaw’s 2d South Carolina. regiment. Took part in battles of Bulletin Run and Manassas.
Severely wounded at Lewinsville, Virginia, September 11, 1861.
Discharged from service. Member South Carolina. legislature, 1864-1866.
Resigned and returned to Dahlonega. Member and speaker pro tern Georgia legislature during reconstruction period.
Twice arrested as ineligible and tried by military courts, which acquitted him.
Member Congress, 1871-1874. President of the board of trustees North Georgia Agricultural College, 34 years. Mayor of Dahlonega for 6 years (1901).
Home: Dahlonega, Georgia.
Member South Carolina. legislature, 1864-1866. Member and speaker pro tern Georgia. Member Congress, 1871-1874.
Married Martha Ann Martin, 1856.