Chase Price
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Chase Price was an 18th century British
lawyer and politician.
He was an ancestor of two British Prime Ministers, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
and Arthur Balfour
.
, by his second marriage to Elizabeth Chace of Hadwall, Hertfordshire
(died 1753), sister of Sir Richard Chace.
He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford
, where he matriculated on 24 November 1749 at the age of eighteen, and then at the Inner Temple
. He was called to the bar in 1757.
He was Member of Parliament
for Leominster
in 1759 and for Radnorshire
from 1769 to 1777.
On 21 March 1765 Price married Susan Glanville, daughter of William Evelyn Glanville, of St Clere in Kent
, by his second wife Bridget Raymond. Their daughter Sarah Bridget Frances Price, born in 1767, married Bamber Gascoyne (senior)
.
His brother Richard Price of Norton Manor, Knighton (died 1797), married Margaret Humphreys of Pennant
, Montgomeryshire
(died 1788), only daughter and heiress of Dr Charles Humphreys, and had issue. By his father's first marriage to Anne Barnsley of Knighton
, only daughter and heiress of John Barnsley, he was the half-brother of John Price (died 1780), Barrister
from The Lodge, Clerk of Chancery
at Leominster
, unmarried, and of Henry Price (1722–1795), married in 1770 to Elizabeth Foley, daughter of Captain
Thomas Foley, and had female issue.
Kingdom of Great Britain
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lawyer and politician.
He was an ancestor of two British Prime Ministers, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
and Arthur Balfour
Arthur Balfour
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, DL was a British Conservative politician and statesman...
.
Life
Price was the son of John Price of Knighton, then in RadnorshireRadnorshire
Radnorshire is one of thirteen historic and former administrative counties of Wales. It is represented by the Radnorshire area of Powys, which according to the 2001 census, had a population of 24,805...
, by his second marriage to Elizabeth Chace of Hadwall, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
(died 1753), sister of Sir Richard Chace.
He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
, where he matriculated on 24 November 1749 at the age of eighteen, and then at the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
. He was called to the bar in 1757.
He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Leominster
Leominster (UK Parliament constituency)
Leominster was, until 2010, a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.From 1295 to 1868, it was a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election. Under the Reform Act 1867 its...
in 1759 and for Radnorshire
Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Radnorshire was created in 1542 as a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
from 1769 to 1777.
On 21 March 1765 Price married Susan Glanville, daughter of William Evelyn Glanville, of St Clere in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, by his second wife Bridget Raymond. Their daughter Sarah Bridget Frances Price, born in 1767, married Bamber Gascoyne (senior)
Bamber Gascoyne (senior)
Bamber Gascoyne of Childwell Hall, Lancashire , was an 18th century English politician, a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain....
.
His brother Richard Price of Norton Manor, Knighton (died 1797), married Margaret Humphreys of Pennant
Pennant
Pennant may refer to:* Pennon , a narrow, tapering flag commonly flown by ships at sea:** Pennant , the traditional sign of a warship, flown from its masthead while the ship is in commission...
, Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire, also known as Maldwyn is one of thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. Montgomeryshire is still used as a vice-county for wildlife recording...
(died 1788), only daughter and heiress of Dr Charles Humphreys, and had issue. By his father's first marriage to Anne Barnsley of Knighton
Knighton
Knighton may mean:* Knighton, Powys a market town on the English/Welsh border**Knighton railway station serving the above town**Knighton Town F.C., its football club* Knighton, Leicestershire, a suburb of Leicester, England* In Staffordshire:...
, only daughter and heiress of John Barnsley, he was the half-brother of John Price (died 1780), Barrister
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
from The Lodge, Clerk of Chancery
Chancery (medieval office)
Chancery is a general term for a medieval writing office, responsible for the production of official documents. The title of chancellor, for the head of the office, came to be held by important ministers in a number of states, and remains the title of the heads of government in modern Germany,...
at Leominster
Leominster
Leominster is a market town in Herefordshire, England, located approximately north of the city of Hereford and south of Ludlow, at...
, unmarried, and of Henry Price (1722–1795), married in 1770 to Elizabeth Foley, daughter of Captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
Thomas Foley, and had female issue.