Richard Price (Wales MP)

Last updated January 25, 2024

Richard Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.

Price was the son of Edward Pryce of Gunley, Montgomeryshire. In 1639, he was High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire. He was commissioned as lieutenant by the Committee of both Houses on 23 September 1645 to take charge of some recruits at Reading. He fought as a captain at Denbigh in 1646 and was appointed with others on 15 June 1649 to demolish Montgomery Castle. He was a county commissioner for the Advance of Money for Montgomeryshire, Merioneth, and Denbighshire in 1649. He was appointed a Commissioner of Sequestration for North Wales on 18 February 1650. He had a commission from the Council of State as captain of a troop of Horse for North Wales on 13 August 1650. The Commissioners for Sequestration in London wrote to him and Edward Vaughan on 9 September 1650 " We commend your diligence, go on in seizing estates" and he was mentioned on 24 October 1650 as the " Treasurer of the moneys got in". In 1652 he was High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire again. He was assigned official lodgings on 15 June 1653.^[1]

In 1653, Price was nominated one of the representatives for Wales in the Barebones Parliament.^[2]

On the Restoration, he was considered a specially active and dangerous character. The Secretary of State issued an order from Whitehall on 18 July 1660 " that Richard Price of Aberbechan, co. Montgomery, be taken into safe custody," and in 1665 a warrant was issued to Sir Richard Ottley to apprehend him and others.^[1]

Price married firstly in July 1640 Mary Trotman daughter of John Trotman of Peers Court, Gloucestershire, His second wife was Rosamond.^[1]

Related Research Articles

VavasorPowell was a Welsh Puritan and Fifth Monarchist, imprisoned for his role in a plot to depose King Charles II.

Colonel Philip Jones was a Welsh military leader and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1650 and 1656. He rose to the rank of Colonel in the service of the Parliamentary Army under Fairfax during the English Civil War. As Governor of Swansea he successfully held the town against the Royalist forces.

James Philipps was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1653 and 1662. He was a supporter of the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War.

John Clarke, also known as John Clark, John Clerk, and John Clerke, was an English politician and Justice of the Peace who sat in the House of Commons from 1653 through 1660, and was a colonel in the Parliamentary army between 1651 and 1659.

Sir Charles Lloyd, 1st Baronet, was a Welsh merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1659.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John St Aubyn (Parliamentarian)</span> English politician

John St Aubyn (1613–1684) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1640. He served as a colonel in the parliamentary army in the English Civil War.

Thomas Pury was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1659. He fought on the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.

Richard Aldworth was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1646 to 1653. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.

James Lewis was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1656. He supported the Royalist and then the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bussy Mansell (1623–1699)</span> Welsh politician sat in the House of Commons

Bussy Mansell was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1653 and 1699. He was a zealous Parliamentarian during the English Civil War.

John Williams was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653.

John Brown was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653.

Hugh Courtenay was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653. He was an active parliamentary officer in the English Civil War.

Sir John Carter was an English soldier, politician and administrator from Buckinghamshire, who served in the Parliamentarian army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. He settled in Denbighshire and was a Member of Parliament at various times between 1654 and 1660.

Thomas Madryn was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.

Andrew Ellice was a Welsh army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654. He served in the Parliamentary army.

John James was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653. He served in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.

Edward Vaughan (c.1600–1661) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1626 and 1661.

Hugh Pryce was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1656. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.

References

Parliament of England
New constituency Created for Barebones Parliament	Member of Parliament for Wales 1653 With: Bussy Mansell James Philips John Williams Hugh Courtenay John Brown	Reversion to former constituencies

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[Williams-1] 1 2 3 W R Williams The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales

[Willis-2] Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.

[1]

[2]