Sir Charles William Mackay Price (22 November 1872 – 6 July 1954) was a Welsh politician,

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MP for

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from 1924–1929. He defeated

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in the 1924 election but lost to Lloyd-George in 1929. He was

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in 1932. He served during the

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with the

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, reaching rank of Major.Obituary Sir Charles Price (Obituaries) ''

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'' Wednesday, 7 Jul 1954; pg. 10; Issue 52977; col E He served in World War I as a Captain in the 7th Batt Royal West Surrey Regt and as a Major in the 11th Batt Royal West Surrey Regt went to France in July 1915. He was also Deputy Lieutenant of

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* 1872 births 1954 deaths Knights Bachelor Queen's Royal Regiment officers British Army personnel of World War I Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies UK MPs 1924–1929 Deputy Lieutenants of Pembrokeshire Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Pembrokeshire {{Wales-Conservative-UK-MP-stub