James Price (1571 – 6 January 1641) was a Welsh politician who sat in the

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from 1624 to 1626. Price was the son of John Price (John ap Rys) of Pileth, an officer in the wars of Queen Elizabeth, and educated at the

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(1588) and

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(1589). Price was

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 Edward VII (Albert Edward; ...

in 1601 and 1613.W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> In 1624, he was elected

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for

Radnorshire , HQ = Presteigne , Government = Radnorshire County Council (1889–1974) Radnorshire District Council (1974–1996) , Origin = , Status = historic county, administrative county , Start ...

. He was re-elected MP for Radnorshire in 1625 and 1626. He married Elizabeth, the daughter of (?Eustace) Whitney of Whitney, Herefordshire,; they had 6 sons and 4 daughters.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Price, James 1571 births 1641 deaths Members of the Middle Temple Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1625 English MPs 1626 High Sheriffs of Radnorshire