The Hon. Evan John Price | |
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Senator for The Laurentides, Quebec | |
In office December 1, 1888 –August 31, 1899 | |
Preceded by | James Gibb Ross |
Succeeded by | Joseph Shehyn |
Personal details | |
Born | Wolfesfield Estate,Sillery,Lower Canada [1] | May 8,1840
Died | August 31,1899 59) Wolfesfield Estate,Sillery,Canada | (aged
Political party | Conservative |
Parent(s) | William Price Jane Stewart |
Relatives | William Evan Price (brother) David Edward Price (brother) |
For the Welsh politician and barrister,see Evan Price.
Evan John Price (May 8,1840 –August 31,1899) was a Canadian lumber merchant and politician. [1] Born at Wolfesfield (or Wolfe's Field) Estate in Sillery,the fourth son of William Price,a lumber merchant and Jane Stewart,he was educated in the UK. [1] [2] He was a partner in the lumbering,manufacturing and exporting company of Price Brothers and a Vice-President of the Union Bank of Canada. Price was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of The Laurentides,Quebec on the advice of John Alexander Macdonald on December 1,1888. A Conservative,he served almost 11 years until his death in 1899. [1]
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Place of Birth: Wolfesfield, Canada East.