Background
Price was born in Bala, Gwynedd, Wales in 1843.
journalist squire of Rhiwlas Estate
Price was born in Bala, Gwynedd, Wales in 1843.
He was educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford.
He was a journalist, author, and judge at field trials and dog shows — best known as the organizer of the first sheepdog trials held in the United Kingdom He was appointed High Sheriff of Merionethshire for the year 1868. Their son was Robert Kenrick Price (1870–1927). In 1887 R. J. established the Welsh Whiskey Distillery at Frongoch.
His great-grandson Robin Price became heir to the Rhiwlas Estate and president of the International Sheep Dog Society and then honorary vice-president of that society.