Herbert Price
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Herbert Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1640 and 1678. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War
Price was the son of Thomas Price of The Priory and his wife Anne Rudhall.
In April 1640, Price was elected Member of Parliament
for Brecon
in the Short Parliament
. He was re-elected MP for Brecon for the Long Parliament
in November 1640. He was an ardent Royalist and was disabled from sitting in Parliament on 8 May 1643. He fought as a Colonel at the Battle of Naseby
and accompanied King Charles in his retreat through Galmorgan and Brecon, entertaining him at he Priory on 6 August 1645. He may have been honoured by the King, but no records survive. He was governor of Brecon Castle and held Hereford
until it was captured on 18 December 1645 and he was taken prisoner. His estates were sequestered on 13 May 1651 and his name was excepted out of the general pardon for South Wales.
Price stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Brecon in 1660. In 1661, he was elected MP for Brecon in the Cavalier Parliament
in a double return. He was ordered to sit as duly elected and held the seat until his death. He became Master of the Household for King Charles II in 1661 and a Justice of the Peace
for Breconshire in 1666.
Price died at the age of 73 and was buried in Westminster Abbey
.
Price married Goditha Arden, daughter of Sir Henry Arden
of Park Hall Warwickshire.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
at various times between 1640 and 1678. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
Price was the son of Thomas Price of The Priory and his wife Anne Rudhall.
In April 1640, Price was elected 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 Brecon
Brecon (UK Parliament constituency)
Brecon was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors, from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1885 general election.-Boundaries:...
in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
. He was re-elected MP for Brecon for the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
in November 1640. He was an ardent Royalist and was disabled from sitting in Parliament on 8 May 1643. He fought as a Colonel at the Battle of Naseby
Battle of Naseby
The Battle of Naseby was the key battle of the first English Civil War. On 14 June 1645, the main army of King Charles I was destroyed by the Parliamentarian New Model Army commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell.-The Campaign:...
and accompanied King Charles in his retreat through Galmorgan and Brecon, entertaining him at he Priory on 6 August 1645. He may have been honoured by the King, but no records survive. He was governor of Brecon Castle and held Hereford
Hereford
Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
until it was captured on 18 December 1645 and he was taken prisoner. His estates were sequestered on 13 May 1651 and his name was excepted out of the general pardon for South Wales.
Price stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Brecon in 1660. In 1661, he was elected MP for Brecon in the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
in a double return. He was ordered to sit as duly elected and held the seat until his death. He became Master of the Household for King Charles II in 1661 and a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Breconshire in 1666.
Price died at the age of 73 and was buried in Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
.
Price married Goditha Arden, daughter of Sir Henry Arden
Arden family
The Arden family is, according to an article by James Lees-Milne in the 18th edition of Burke's Peerage/Burke's Landed Gentry, volume 1, one of only three families in England that can trace its lineage in the male line back to Anglo-Saxon times...
of Park Hall Warwickshire.