David Price-White
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Lieutenant-Colonel
David Archibald Price-White, TD
(5 September 1906 – 6 March 1978) was a Welsh solicitor and Conservative Party
politician. He served as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Caernarvon Boroughs from 1945 to 1950.
, first at Friars School
and then at the University College of North Wales, before qualifying as a solicitor in 1932. During World War II
he served with the British Army
in France, the Middle East, Italy and East Africa.
as the MP for Caernarvon Boroughs. His victory by a narrow margin of 336 votes ousted the Liberal
MP Seaborne Davies
, who had won the seat at a by-election in April that year, after long-serving David Lloyd George
had been elevated to the peerage.
When constituency boundaries were revised for the 1950 general election
, Price-White stood in the new Conway county constituency
, where he was defeated by the Labour Party
candidate William Elwyn Jones.
Lieutenant-Colonel (UK)
Lieutenant colonel is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth countries. The rank is superior to major, and subordinate to colonel...
David Archibald Price-White, TD
Territorial Decoration
The Territorial Decoration was a medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Force and its successor, the Territorial Army...
(5 September 1906 – 6 March 1978) was a Welsh solicitor and Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician. He served as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Caernarvon Boroughs from 1945 to 1950.
Early life
His father, Price Foulkes White (1873–1952) was a Welsh international footballer. David Price-White was educated in BangorBangor, Gwynedd
Bangor is a city in Gwynedd, north west Wales, and one of the smallest cities in Britain. It is a university city with a population of 13,725 at the 2001 census, not including around 10,000 students at Bangor University. Including nearby Menai Bridge on Anglesey, which does not however form part of...
, first at Friars School
Friars School, Bangor
Ysgol Friars is a comprehensive school in Bangor, Gwynedd, and one of the oldest schools in Wales.-1557 Establishment:The school was founded by Geoffrey Glyn, Doctor of Laws, who had been brought up in Anglesey and had followed a career in law in London....
and then at the University College of North Wales, before qualifying as a solicitor in 1932. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
he served with the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
in France, the Middle East, Italy and East Africa.
Political career
Price-White was elected at the general election in July 1945United Kingdom general election, 1945
The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to...
as the MP for Caernarvon Boroughs. His victory by a narrow margin of 336 votes ousted the Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
MP Seaborne Davies
Seaborne Davies
Professor David Richard Seaborne Davies was a Welsh law teacher who served briefly as a Liberal Party Member of Parliament .- Early life :...
, who had won the seat at a by-election in April that year, after long-serving David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman...
had been elevated to the peerage.
When constituency boundaries were revised for the 1950 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1950
The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five...
, Price-White stood in the new Conway county constituency
Conwy (UK Parliament constituency)
Conwy was an electoral constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned one Member of Parliament by the single-member district plurality system of voting....
, where he was defeated by the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
candidate William Elwyn Jones.