Emory H. Price
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Emory Hilliard Price was a U.S. Representative
from Florida
.
Born in Bostwick, Florida
, Price attended the public schools of Duval County, Florida
. He was graduated from Jacksonville (Florida) Law College in 1936. He was admitted to the bar
the same year and commenced practice in Jacksonville, Florida
. He served as member of the city council of Jacksonville, Florida
from 1929 to 1932. Price was the Supervisor of Registration of Duval County, Florida
from 1932 to 1942.
Price was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-eighth
and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1949). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress
. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law and real estate pursuits. He died in Jacksonville, Florida
, February 11, 1976 and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
.
Born in Bostwick, Florida
Bostwick, Florida
Bostwick is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, Florida, United States, located north of the city of Palatka on U.S. Route 17. It hosts the Bostwick Blueberry Festival usually in May or June of each year.-Geography:...
, Price attended the public schools of Duval County, Florida
Duval County, Florida
Duval County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2010, the population was 864,263. Its county seat is Jacksonville, with which the Duval County government has been consolidated since 1968...
. He was graduated from Jacksonville (Florida) Law College in 1936. He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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the same year and commenced practice in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
. He served as member of the city council of Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
from 1929 to 1932. Price was the Supervisor of Registration of Duval County, Florida
Duval County, Florida
Duval County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2010, the population was 864,263. Its county seat is Jacksonville, with which the Duval County government has been consolidated since 1968...
from 1932 to 1942.
Price was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Seventy-eighth
78th United States Congress
The Seventy-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1945, during the last two years...
and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1949). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress
81st United States Congress
The Eighty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives...
. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law and real estate pursuits. He died in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, February 11, 1976 and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery.