Charles Price (Welsh politician)

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Sir Charles William Mackay Price (22 November 1872 [1] – 6 July 1954) was a Welsh politician, Conservative MP for Pembrokeshire from 1924–1929. He defeated Gwilym Lloyd-George in the 1924 election but lost to Lloyd-George in 1929. He was knighted in 1932. He served during the First World War with the Queen's Royal Regiment, reaching rank of Major. [2] [3]

He served in World War I as a Captain in the 7th Batt Royal West Surrey Regt and as a Major in the 11th Batt Royal West Surrey Regt went to France in July 1915.

He was also Deputy Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire.

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References

  1. 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. ‘PRICE, Maj. Sir Charles William Mackay’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 4 Dec 2013
  3. Obituary Sir Charles Price (Obituaries) The Times Wednesday, 7 Jul 1954; pg. 10; Issue 52977; col E
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire
1924 1929
Succeeded by