William P. Price
American politician (1835-1908)
William Pierce Price (January 29, 1835 – November 4, 1908) was a politician who served in the United States House of Representatives. Price was born in Dahlonega, Georgia.
Early life and education
Price was born to William Pierce Price Sr., and Sarah Denton Price (née Williams) in Dahlonega, Georgia. Price attended the common schools and was apprenticed to the printer's trade. In 1851, he moved to Greenville, South Carolina, around the age of 16. Eventually he attended Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, but left before graduating to take charge of the editorial department of the Southern Enterprise, a Greenville newspaper. While in school he had studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1856 and commenced practice in Greenville, South Carolina around the age of 20.
Political career
During the Civil War Price served in the Confederate States Army as orderly sergeant in Kershaw's Second South Carolina Regiment. He was elected and served as member of the South Carolina House of Representatives 1864–1866.
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