William Price (of Briton Ferry)
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William Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1614 and 1626.
Price was the eldest son of Lleisan Price of Briton Ferry, who had been MP for Cardiff, and his wife Maud Evans daughter of D Evans of Gnoll. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Old Sarum
. He was elected MP for Glamorgan in 1621 and was elected MP for Cardiff
in 1624, 1625 and 1626. He was under sheriff of Glamorgan in 1626.
Price married Catherine Thomas daughter of David Popkin Thomas of Ynis Forgan.
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...
between 1614 and 1626.
Price was the eldest son of Lleisan Price of Briton Ferry, who had been MP for Cardiff, and his wife Maud Evans daughter of D Evans of Gnoll. In 1614, he 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 Old Sarum
Old Sarum (UK Parliament constituency)
Old Sarum was the most infamous of the so-called 'rotten boroughs', a parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which was effectively controlled by a single person, until it was abolished under the Reform Act 1832. The constituency was the site of what had been...
. He was elected MP for Glamorgan in 1621 and was elected MP for Cardiff
Cardiff (UK Parliament constituency)
Cardiff was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Cardiff in South Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.- MPs 1542-1645 :- MPs 1645–1832 :...
in 1624, 1625 and 1626. He was under sheriff of Glamorgan in 1626.
Price married Catherine Thomas daughter of David Popkin Thomas of Ynis Forgan.