John Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons

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  between 1654 and 1659.

Price was the only son of John Price of Gellihir. He was a member of the county commmitte of Glamorgan in 1645 and was Assessment Commissioner for Glamorgan in February 1647. In 1647 he was High Sheriff of Glamorgan

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. He became militia commissioner for Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Breconshire and Gloucestershire on 21 April 1648. On 25 June 1651, he was appointed a member of the High Court of Justice..

In 1654, Price was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Cardiff

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 in the First Protectorate Parliament

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. He was one of twelve capital burgesses of Swansea under charter of 26 February 1655. In 1656 he was re-elected MP for Cardiff in the Second Protectorate Parliament

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. He was appointed a commissioner for carrying out the Act for safeguarding Oliver Cromwell in 4 May 1658. In 1659 he was re-elected MP for Cardiff in the Third Protectorate Parliament

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Price married as his first wife Cecilia Arney daughter of Rice Arney of Monmouthshire. HE was brother in law of Philip Jones of Fonmon.