PRICE, Sir Richard Green-, 1 Baronet (son of George Green 1769–1819). b. Cannon bridge, Madely, Herefordshire 18 Oct. 1803; practised as solicitor 34 years; assumed the name of Price 28 Feb. 1861; treasurer of Radnorshire 1850–61; M.P. Radnor boroughs April 1863 to Feb. 1869; contested Radnorshire 13 Feb. 1874; M.P. co. Radnor 1880–5; created a baronet 23 March 1874; sheriff of Radnorshire 1876. d. Norton manor, Presteign, Radnorshire 11 Aug. 1887. bur. Norton 14 Aug.
PRICE, Sir Robert, 2 Baronet (only son of sir Uvedale Price, 1 baronet 1747–1829). b. Foxley, co. Hereford 3 Aug. 1786; M.P. co. Hereford 1818–41; M.P. city of Hereford 1845 to Jany. 1857; succeeded his father 14 Sept. 1829. d. 11 Stratton st. Piccadilly, London 5 Nov. 1857.
PRICE, Walter. b. Ruddington, Notts. 9 Oct. 1834; played in the Notts’ cricket eleven 1869–70; member of the ground staff at Lords’ 1868–76; cricket coach at Rugby 1876; one of the regular umpires of the Marylebone cricket club latterly. d. 4 Sept. 1894.
PRICE, William. b. near Rhydri, near Caerphilly, Glamorganshire 4 March 1800; educ. St. Bartholomew’s and the London hospitals; L.S.A. and M.R.C.S. 1821; in practice at Treforest and then at Llantrissant, near Cardiff; joined the Chartist agitation of Nov. 1839, after the defeat of John Frost escaped to France disguised as a woman; studied ancient Welsh literature so assiduously that his mind became weakened, imagined that he was the archdruid in direct descent from Treharne Brydydd, who flourished in 1300; on his head he wore a whole fox skin, the head ears and tail included, he had light green trousers, a scarlet vest with gold buttons, and a light green cloak deeply scolloped around the border; took Gwenllian Llewellyn to be his housekeeper and wife 1882, named his son Iesus Grist, the son dying he attempted to cremate the body at the High Green fields near Llantrissant, the police interfered and took him into custody, tried at Cardiff assizes where Mr. Justice Stephen ruled that he had not violated any law and he was discharged; spent much money in litigation; had two other children Iesus Grist and Penelopen Elizabeth. d. Ty Cletar, near Llantrissant 23 Jany. 1893, his body cremated at Cae’r Llan hill 31 Jany. in presence of many people, the ashes distributed over the ground, personal estate sworn under £100. Western Mail, Cardiff 24 Jany. 1893 p. 6 portrait, 25 Jany. p. 6, 27 Jany. p. 7, 1 Feb. p. 6 two views of cremation, likenesses of widow and 2 children; Graphic xxix 100 (1884) portrait; I.L.N. 4 Feb. 1893 p. 138 portrait; Black and White 4 Feb. 1893 p. 154 portrait; Times 25 Jany. 1893 p. 6, 1 Feb. p. 10; Law Reports, Queen’s bench division xii 247–56 (1884).
PRICE, William Edwin (only son of William Philip Price, railway commissioner). b. 10 Jany. 1841; educ. Eton 1850–6; matric. from univ. of London 1857, B.A. 1859; at royal military academy Woolwich; lieut. 36 regt., retired Feb. 1865; capt. Royal south Gloucester militia 27 Dec. 1867, major 21 June 1880 to death; M.P. Tewkesbury 1868–80; M.P. Tewkesbury April 1880 but election declared void. d. Tibberton, near Gloucester 10 Feb. 1886. Times 11 Feb. 1886 p. 12.
PRICE, William Philip (son of William Price of Gloucester). b. 1817; a timber merchant of Gloucester and Grimsby, the firm being Price, Walker and Co. limited; sheriff of Gloucester 1848; M.P. city of Gloucester 1852–9; M.P. Gloucester 30 April 1859, unseated on petition; M.P. Gloucester 1865–73; deputy chairman of Midland railway 1864–70, chairman 1870, resigned May 1873; a railway commissioner 2 Aug. 1873 to death. d. Tibberton court, near Gloucester 31 March 1891.
PRICHARD, Henry (son of George Prichard of Clapham, Surrey, solicitor). b. 1811; educ. Dr. Burney’s school, Greenwich; admitted solicitor 1834; secretary to Society for suppression of vice, London 1836–69; chief clerk to V.C. sir Richard Malins 1869 to death. d. 14 Stanley gardens, Kensington park, London 5 March 1873. Law Times liv 409 (1873).
PRICHARD, Iltudus Thomas (5 son of James Cowles Prichard, M.D. of Bristol). b. 16 Dec. 1826; educ. Rugby 1843; ensign 15 Bengal N.I. 16 April 1846, lieut. 15 Nov. 1848 to 1859; edited the Delhi gazette with great success; a pleader in the high court at Agra; barrister G.I. 9 June 1865; author of How to manage it, a novel, 3 vols. 1864; The mutinies in Rajpootana, being personal narrative of the mutiny at Nusseerabad, with residence at Jodhpore 1860; The administration of India from 1859 to 1868, 2 vols. 1869; The chronicles of Budgepore, or sketches of life in Upper India, 2 vols. 1870; translated and supplemented J. L. E. Ortolan’s The history of Roman law 1871. d. Dera Doon, Himalayas 23 Dec. 1874.
PRICKETT, Lancelot George (son of Thomas Prickett of Bridlington, Yorkshire). b. 15 Dec. 1856; educ. Engineering coll. at Cooper’s hill 1875, fellow 1878; assistant engineer in public works department, India 1879; his service lent to the Indian midland railway co. 1887; assistant sec. to government in the railway branch of public works department May 1892 to death; executive engineer Nov. 1892; a member of Calcutta light horse; hon. sec. to Simla Fine arts club; A.I.C.E. 6 Feb. 1883. d. Calcutta 27 Feb. 1895. Min. of Proc. of Instit. C.E. cxxii 399–400 (1895).
PRIDEAUX, Charles Grevile (son of Neast Grevile Prideaux, solicitor, Bristol). b. 19 Dec. 1810; educ. Balliol coll. Oxf., B.A. 1831, M.A. 1834; barrister L.I. and M.T. 2 May 1836; Q.C. 13 Dec. 1866; bencher of Lincoln’s inn 11 Jany. 1867 to death, and treasurer 1884; recorder of Helston June 1868 to Nov. 1876; recorder of Exeter 15 Nov. 1876 to Dec. 1879; recorder of Bristol Dec. 1879, with a salary of £500 a year, to death; author of A practical guide to the duties of church-wardens 1841, 16 ed. 1895; The act to amend the law for the registration of voters 1843, 2 ed. 1851. d. Holland lodge, Portland terrace, Regent park, London 18 June 1892.