William Price (Pennsylvania politician)
{{Short description|American politician (died 1875)}}
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| state_house = Pennsylvania
| district = Chester County
| term_start = 1845
| term_end = 1846
| predecessor = Robert Parke, Jesse C. Dickey, Joseph Whitaker
| successor = George Ladley, Henry S. Evans, Thomas K. Bull
| alongside = Robert Parke, Jesse C. Dickey, William D. Thomas, George Ladley
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| death_date = {{death date and given age|1875|2||74}}
| death_place = North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| party = Whig
Republican
| spouse = Lydia Urner
| children = 6
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| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|farmer}}
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William Price (died February 1875) was an American politician and farmer from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1845 to 1846.
Early life
William Price was born to Hannah (née Bach) and Daniel Price.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalport00garn/page/372/mode/2up |title=Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Comprising A Historical Sketch of the County |year=1893 |last=Wiley |first=Samuel T. |editor-last=Garner |editor-first=Winfield Scott |publisher=Gresham Publishing Company |pages=373–374 |via=Archive.org |access-date=2023-11-05}}{{Open access}}
Career
Price was a Whig and later a Republican. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1845 to 1846.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/chestercountyits00thoms/page/440/mode/2up |title=Chester County and Its People |editor-last=Thomson |editor-first=W. W. |year=1898 |publisher=The Union History Company |page=440 |via=Archive.org |access-date=2023-11-05}}{{Open access}}{{cite web |url=https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=8708 |title=William Price |website=Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives |access-date=2023-11-05}} He worked as a farmer.
Personal life
Price married Lydia Urner, daughter of Jonas Urner. They had three sons and three daughters, Daniel, Jonas, Nathan, Sarah Ann, Elizabeth and Caroline. His grandson William Price Coryell was a farmer.
Price died in February 1875, aged 74, at his home in North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania.
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Category:Year of birth uncertain
Category:Politicians from Chester County, Pennsylvania
Category:Farmers from Pennsylvania
Category:Pennsylvania Republicans
Category:Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:19th-century American farmers
Category:19th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly