William Price (Royalist colonel)
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William Price was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in two periods between 1640 and 1679. He fought as a Royalist
colonel in the English Civil War
.
Price was the elder son of John Price of Rhiwlas and his wife Eleanor Jones, daughter of Sir William Jones of Castle March Carnarvonshire. He entered Christ Church, Oxford
on 27 May 1636 aged 16.
In November 1640, Price was elected Member of Parliament
for Merioneth
in the Long Parliament
. He was a Colonel in Royal Army in Civil War and was disabled from sitting in parliament in 1644. However he retained the family estate under Oliver Cromwell
's protectorate.
On the Restoration, Price was nominated as Knight of the Royal Oak having an estate of £1500 per annum. He was elected MP for Merioneth again in 1677 for the Cavalier Parliament
and sat until 1679. He became JP
for Flintshire in 1680.
Price died in 1691 and was buried in St Asaph Cathedral.
Price married Mary Holland, daughter of David Holland of Kinmel. His grandson was William Price
, High Sheriff
of two Welsh counties during the 1730s.
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...
in two periods between 1640 and 1679. He fought as a Royalist
Cavalier
Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...
colonel 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 elder son of John Price of Rhiwlas and his wife Eleanor Jones, daughter of Sir William Jones of Castle March Carnarvonshire. He entered 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...
on 27 May 1636 aged 16.
In November 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 Merioneth
Merioneth (UK Parliament constituency)
Merioneth, sometimes called Merionethshire, was a constituency in North Wales established in 1542, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the English Parliament, and later to the Parliament of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom...
in 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...
. He was a Colonel in Royal Army in Civil War and was disabled from sitting in parliament in 1644. However he retained the family estate under Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
's protectorate.
On the Restoration, Price was nominated as Knight of the Royal Oak having an estate of £1500 per annum. He was elected MP for Merioneth again in 1677 for 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...
and sat until 1679. He became JP
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 Flintshire in 1680.
Price died in 1691 and was buried in St Asaph Cathedral.
Price married Mary Holland, daughter of David Holland of Kinmel. His grandson was William Price
William Price (High Sheriff)
William Price was a Welsh High Sheriff and antiquarian.Price was a member of the Price family from Rhiwlas, in the parish of Llanfor, near Bala, Wales. He was the grandson of William Price, a Member of Parliament and Royalist colonel during the English Civil War. Price was educated at Jesus...
, High Sheriff
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
of two Welsh counties during the 1730s.