Edward William Price
Edward William Price | |
|---|---|
| Government Resident of the Northern Territory | |
| In office 1 July 1876 – 6 March 1883 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | George Byng Scott |
| Succeeded by | John Langdon Parsons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1832 Dublin, United Kingdom |
| Died | 1893 London, United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Mina Hamilton |
Edward William Price (1832 – 14 November 1893) was an Irish-born Australian civil servant, who served as Government Resident of the Northern Territory between 1876 and 1883.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Price was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1832. He joined the Royal Navy in 1851, serving initially as a midshipman aboard HMS Ajax. During the Crimean War, he was a member of the crew of HMS Simoon. For his service, he was awarded the British Crimean War Medal and the Turkish Crimean War Medal.[2] He asked to be discharged in 1856, and this request was granted.[1]
Price moved to South Australia in 1859, and became a civil servant the following year.[3] He spent several years working as a court clerk, initially for Gawler Town Local Court[4] and later for the Police Court at Adelaide.[5] In 1873, he was appointed a Justice of the Peace and Special Magistrate for South Australia.[6]
Price married Mina Hamilton, a fellow Irish emigrant, on 6 November 1860 in Adelaide.[7] They had six children. Price's wife and children all died together in 1875 when a ship they were travelling on, the SS Gothenburg, was wrecked off the coast of Queensland.[1]
On 1 July 1876, Price was appointed Government Resident of the Northern Territory, succeeding George Byng Scott. He remained in this position until 6 March 1883.[1] During his tenure, he was a prominent proponent of Christian values, especially on the issue of alcohol. He also started a Church of England congregation in the Residency, partly funded by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.[8]
After resigning from his position as Government Resident,[3] he travelled to London aboard SS Bowen. He died in London on 14 November 1893.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Edward William Price" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b "Obituary". South Australian Register. 25 December 1893. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Appointments". South Australian Register. 17 August 1860.
- ^ "Police courts". South Australian Register. 29 April 1873. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Appointments". South Australian Register. 19 December 1873. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Family Notices". South Australian Register. 7 November 1860.
- ^ Jack Cross (2011). Great Central State: The Foundation of the Northern Territory. Wakefield Press. pp. 213–214. ISBN 978-1-86254-877-0.