Background
Price was the son of William Price of Gloucester and his wife Frances George, daughter of Phillip George of Bristol.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Price was the son of William Price of Gloucester and his wife Frances George, daughter of Phillip George of Bristol.
He was educated privately.
He ran a successful timber company, and was also involved in the Railway industry, being a director of the Midland Railway Company. In 1840 he became a director of the Gloucester Banking Company, and was later made the chairman in 1865. Price was a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Gloucestershire and in 1849 was made High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
In 1857 his re-election was investigated for bribery, and it was found that his agents had been bribing voters, although he himself was not aware of lieutenant
He was unseated in 1859. Price was re-elected Member of Parliament for Gloucester in the 1865 general election, but left parliament in May 1873 to become a railway commissioner.
Price married Frances Ann Chadborn, daughter of John Chadborn of Gloucester. Their son William Edwin Price was Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury.
16th United Kingdom Parliament. 17th United Kingdom Parliament. 19th United Kingdom Parliament.
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In July 1852 Price was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucester.
Price is the only Member of Parliament to be made both Steward of the Manor of Northstead and Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.