William Price (merchant)
| William Price | |
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| Born |
17 September 1789 Hornsey, near London, England, |
| Died |
14 March 1867 (aged 77) Quebec City, Canada East |
| Occupation | timber merchant |
| Known for | founder of timber firm that later became Price Brothers |
William Price (17 September 1789 – 14 March 1867) was a Quebec lumber merchant and manufacturer.[1]
Price was born in Hornsey, near London, England to Richard Price and Mary Evans, a family originally from Wales in 1789.[2]
Price studied law at the Inner Temple, but found his way to Quebec in 1810 and served in the local militia during the War of 1812.[3]
Price took over a food supplier in 1815 and by 1820 formed the William Price Company as a produce shipping company and later into timber.[4]
His wife Jane Stewart gave birth to sons William Evan Price, David Edward Price and Evans John Price.
Price founded a Quebec-based timber firm William Price Company, that later would become Price Brothers Limited.
Price died in Wolfesfield, near Quebec in 1867.
References
- "William Price". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.