Richard Price (Wales MP)
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Richard Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1653. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War
.
Price was the son of Edward Pryce of Gunley, Montgomeryshire. In 1639, he was High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire
. He was commissioned as lieutenant by the Committee of both Houses on 23 September 1645 to take charge of some recruits at Reading. He fought as a captain at Denbigh in 1646 and was appointed with others on 15 June1649 to demolish Montgomery Castle
. He was a county commissioner for the Advance of Money for Montgomeryshire, Merioneth, and Denbighshire in 1649. He was appointed a Commissioner of Sequestration for North Wales on 18 February 1650. He had a commission from the Council of State as captain of a troop of Horse for North Wales on 13 August 1650. The Commissioners for Sequestration in London wrote to him and Edward Vaughan on 9 September 1650 " We commend your diligence, go on in seizing estates" and he was mentioned on 24 October 1650 as the " Treasurer of the moneys got in". In 1652 he was High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire again. He was assigned official lodgings on 15 June 1653.
In 1653, Price was nominated one of the representatives for Wales in the Barebones Parliament
.
On the Restoration, he was considered a specially active and dangerous character. The Secretary of State issued an order from Whitehall on 18 July 1660 " that Richard Price of Aberbechan, co. Montgomery, be taken into safe custody," and in 1665 a warrant was issued to Sir Richard Ottley to apprehend him and others.
Price married firstly in July 1640 Mary Trotman daughter of John Trotman of Peers Court, Gloucestershire, His second wife was Rosamond.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1653. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Price was the son of Edward Pryce of Gunley, Montgomeryshire. In 1639, he was High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire
High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire
The office of High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire was established in 1541 since when a High Sheriff was appointed annually until 1974 when the office was transformed into that of High Sheriff of Powys as part of the creation of Powys from the amalgamation of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and...
. He was commissioned as lieutenant by the Committee of both Houses on 23 September 1645 to take charge of some recruits at Reading. He fought as a captain at Denbigh in 1646 and was appointed with others on 15 June1649 to demolish Montgomery Castle
Montgomery Castle
Montgomery Castle is a stone masonry castle looking over the town of Montgomery in Powys, mid Wales. It is one of many Norman castles on the border between Wales and England.- Motte & Bailey Castle :...
. He was a county commissioner for the Advance of Money for Montgomeryshire, Merioneth, and Denbighshire in 1649. He was appointed a Commissioner of Sequestration for North Wales on 18 February 1650. He had a commission from the Council of State as captain of a troop of Horse for North Wales on 13 August 1650. The Commissioners for Sequestration in London wrote to him and Edward Vaughan on 9 September 1650 " We commend your diligence, go on in seizing estates" and he was mentioned on 24 October 1650 as the " Treasurer of the moneys got in". In 1652 he was High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire again. He was assigned official lodgings on 15 June 1653.
In 1653, Price was nominated one of the representatives for Wales in the Barebones Parliament
Barebones Parliament
Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector...
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On the Restoration, he was considered a specially active and dangerous character. The Secretary of State issued an order from Whitehall on 18 July 1660 " that Richard Price of Aberbechan, co. Montgomery, be taken into safe custody," and in 1665 a warrant was issued to Sir Richard Ottley to apprehend him and others.
Price married firstly in July 1640 Mary Trotman daughter of John Trotman of Peers Court, Gloucestershire, His second wife was Rosamond.