William T. Price

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William Thompson Price (born June 17, 1824 in Huntingdon County , Pennsylvania , †  December 6, 1886 in Black River Falls , Wisconsin ) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1886 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Price attended public schools in his home country. After that he worked for some time as a shop clerk in Hollidaysburg . In 1845 he moved to Mount Pleasant , Iowa and the following year to Black River Falls, Wisconsin. There he worked in the timber business and in agriculture. In 1849 he became the deputy chief of police in Crawford County . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1852, he began to work in his new profession.

Politically, Price was initially a member of the Democratic Party . After the founding of the Republicans in 1854, he moved to this party. In 1851 Price was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly . In 1854 he moved to La Crosse , where he operated a stagecoach line between that location and Black River Falls. He later returned to Black River Falls, where he also practiced as a lawyer again. In 1854 and 1859 he served as a district judge in Jackson County . Price was the district treasurer from 1856 to 1857. Between 1857 and 1881 he sat several times in the Wisconsin Senate ; in 1879 he was its president. Between 1863 and 1865 he worked for the tax authorities. In 1882 he was again a member of the State Assembly .

In the congressional election of 1882 , Price was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eighth constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Thaddeus C. Pound on March 4, 1883 . After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until his death on December 6, 1886 . His son Hugh was elected as his successor , who then ended the current legislative period between January 18 and March 3, 1887.

Web links

  • William T. Price in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Price, William T.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Price, William Thompson (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH Huntingdon County , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH December 6, 1886
Place of death Black River Falls , Wisconsin