William Evan Price
William Evan Price | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Chicoutimi—Saguenay | |
In office 1872–1874 | |
Preceded by | Pierre-Alexis Tremblay |
Succeeded by | Ernest Cimon |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Chicoutimi-Saguenay | |
In office 1875–1880 | |
Preceded by | Michel Guillaume Baby |
Succeeded by | Joseph-Élisée Beaudet |
Personal details | |
Born | Wolfesfield Estate, Sillery, Quebec, Lower Canada[1] | November 17, 1827
Died | June 12, 1880 Wolfesfield Estate, Sillery, Quebec, Canada[1] | (aged 52)
Resting place | Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec, Canada |
Political party | Conservative |
Parent(s) | William Price Jane Stewart |
Relatives | Evans John Price (brother) David Edward Price (brother) |
William Evan Price (November 17, 1827 – June 12, 1880) was a businessman and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament representing Chicoutimi-Saguenay from 1872 to 1874.
Biography
He was born at the Wolfesfield (or Wolfe's Field) Estate (domaine Wolfesfield) in Sillery, in 1827, the son of William Price, a timber baron in the Saguenay region.[2][3][1] He joined his father's business, William Price and Company, in the Chicoutimi area.[2] In 1867, with his brothers David Edward and Evans John, he started Price Brothers and Company, which took over the assets of his father's company.[2] In 1872, he defeated Pierre-Alexis Tremblay for a seat in the House of Commons.[4] Although Protestant, he supported the development of Catholic schools in the region.[4] In 1875, he was elected to the Quebec National Assembly in the same riding.[4] He was reelected in 1878 but resigned from his seat in February 1880 because of health problems.[4]
He died at the family estate of Wolfesfield in Sillery, in 1880.[5][2] Price was buried at Mount Hermon Cemetery in Sillery.[6][5] A monument was built in his honour at Chicoutimi in 1882.[7] The village of Price, Quebec is named after him.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Fiche — Toponymie — avenue du Ravin". www.ville.quebec.qc.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2018-12-09.
- ^ a b c d "William Evan Price". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- ^ "William Evan Price's Geni Profile". geni.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ a b c d William Evan Price – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b "William Evan Price - Assemblée nationale du Québec". www.assnat.qc.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ William Evan Price at Find a Grave
- ^ Chocoutimi monument (in French)
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 51187". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- PRICE, WILLIAM EVAN at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
- William Evan Price at Find a Grave
- William Evan Price (1827 - 1880) at WikiTree
- William Evan Price's Geni Profile at Geni.com
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
- Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs
- Canadian businesspeople
- Politicians from Quebec City
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Canadian people of Welsh descent
- 1827 births
- 1880 deaths
- Burials at Mount Hermon Cemetery
- People from Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge