Price Hartstonge was an Anglo-Irish politician who sat in the Irish House of Commons

Irish House of Commons

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 as member for Charleville

Charleville

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 1727-1743.

He was born at Presteigne

Presteigne

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 in Radnorshire, second and eldest surviving son of Sir Standish Hartstonge, 2nd Baronet

Sir Standish Hartstonge, 2nd Baronet

Sir Standish Hartstonge, 2nd Baronet was an Anglo-Irish landowner and politician; his teenage marriage caused a bitter family feud which led to years of controversy and litigation.- Early life :...

 and Anne Price. The Hartstonges , originally from Norfolk, had become substantial landowners in Ireland. Standish had been raised partly by his grandfather Sir Standish Hartstonge

Standish Hartstonge

Sir Standish Hartstonge , 1st Baronet was an English lawyer who had a distinguished career as a judge in Ireland , but was twice removed from office.- Background and early career :...

, Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland, who was living in retirement in Hereford

Hereford

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, but the marriage of Price's parents caused a bitter family feud, and about 1695 young Standish took his family to live in Ireland for good. Price was educated at Kilkenny College

Kilkenny College

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 and Trinity College, Dublin

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.

Standish had a long and successful career as a member of the Irish House of Commons and Price follows his father into Parliament , sitting for Charleville from 1727; however he died well before his father in 1743.

Price married Alice Widenham, daughter of Henry Widenham of Limerick. Their children were:

• Sir Henry Hartstonge, 3rd Baronet
  Sir Henry Hartstonge, 3rd Baronet
  Sir Henry Hartstonge, 3rd Baronet was an Irish politician and landowner who sat in the Irish House of Commons for Limerick; he was a close associate of his powerful brother-in-law Edmund Pery, 1st Viscount Pery...
  
   with whom the title died
• Mary, who married Henry Ormsby of Cloghan, County Mayo
  County Mayo
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  , and was the mother of
  • Mary Alice Pery, Countess of Limerick, who inherited the Hartstonge estates.