James Price (of Monachty)
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James Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England
between 1593 and 1622.
Price was the son of John Price of Monachty and his wife Elizabeth Whitney, daughter of Sir Robert Whitney of Whitney, Herefordshire. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford
on 13 June 1589 aged 18 and became a student of Middle Temple
in 1588. In 1593, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Radnorshire
. He was re-elected MP for Radnorshire in 1597. He was High Sheriff of Radnorshire
in 1599. In 1601 he was re-elected MP for Radnorshire. He was re-elected MP for Radnorshire in 1604, 1614 and 1621.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
between 1593 and 1622.
Price was the son of John Price of Monachty and his wife Elizabeth Whitney, daughter of Sir Robert Whitney of Whitney, Herefordshire. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
on 13 June 1589 aged 18 and became a student of Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
in 1588. In 1593, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Radnorshire
Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Radnorshire was created in 1542 as a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
. He was re-elected MP for Radnorshire in 1597. He was High Sheriff of Radnorshire
High Sheriff of Radnorshire
- History :The office of High Sheriff is over 1000 years old, with its establishment before the Norman Conquest. The Office of High Sheriff remained first in precedence in the counties until the reign of Edward VII when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord-Lieutenant the prime office under the...
in 1599. In 1601 he was re-elected MP for Radnorshire. He was re-elected MP for Radnorshire in 1604, 1614 and 1621.