William Herbert Price
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William Herbert Price was Ontario
MLA
for Parkdale
from 1914 to 1937. He was Attorney General of Ontario
from 1926 to 1934 and Treasurer from 1923 to 1926.
He was born in Owen Sound, Ontario
, the son of William H. Price. He taught school for several years, then studied at Osgoode Hall
and the University of Toronto
. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1904 and went on to practice as a barrister and solicitor. In 1910, he married Alice Gentles. Price also served as police magistrate for the district of Manitoulin.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
MLA
Member of Legislative Assembly
A Member of Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature of a State in the Indian system of government...
for Parkdale
Parkdale (provincial electoral district)
Parkdale was a provincial electoral district electing Members of Provincial Parliament to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The provincial district was created in 1914 and abolished in 1997 and redistributed into the Parkdale—High Park, Davenport and Trinity—Spadina districts for the 1999...
from 1914 to 1937. He was Attorney General of Ontario
Attorney General of Ontario
The Attorney General of Ontario is a senior member of the Executive Council of Ontario and governs the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario - the department responsible for the oversight of the justice system within the province. The Attorney General is an elected Member of Provincial...
from 1926 to 1934 and Treasurer from 1923 to 1926.
He was born in Owen Sound, Ontario
Owen Sound, Ontario
Owen Sound , the county seat of Grey County, is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada...
, the son of William H. Price. He taught school for several years, then studied at Osgoode Hall
Osgoode Hall
Osgoode Hall is a landmark building in downtown Toronto constructed between 1829 and 1832 in the late Georgian Palladian and Neoclassical styles. It houses the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Divisional Court of the Superior Court of Justice, and the Law Society of Upper Canada...
and the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1904 and went on to practice as a barrister and solicitor. In 1910, he married Alice Gentles. Price also served as police magistrate for the district of Manitoulin.