William P. Price

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(January 29, 1835 — November 4, 1908) William Pierce Price was a printer, lawyer, and politician. Price was born in Dahlonega, Georgia in 1835. He worked as an apprentice to a printer before attending Furman University. After college, Price took over the editorial department of the Southern Enterprise and also studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1856 and practice law until the outbreak of the Civil War. During the war, Price served in the Confederate Army and attained the rank of orderly sergeant. After the war, he was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1864 to 1866. In 1866, he moved back to Georgia and served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1868 to 1870. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the failure to elect. He served in the House from December 22, 1870 to March 3, 1873. After serving in Congress, Price served again the State House of Representatives (1877-1879, 1894-1896) and in the State Senate (1880, 1881). [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000533]

Member of Georgia Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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