James H. Price
| James Hubert Price | |
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| 53rd Governor of Virginia | |
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In office January 19, 1938 – January 21, 1942 |
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| Lieutenant | Saxon W. Holt |
| Preceded by | George C. Peery |
| Succeeded by | Colgate Darden |
| 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Virginia | |
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In office January 15, 1930 – January 19, 1938 |
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| Governor |
John G. Pollard George C. Peery |
| Preceded by | Junius E. West |
| Succeeded by | Saxon W. Holt |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Richmond City | |
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In office January 12, 1916 – January 15, 1930 |
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| Preceded by | Edwin P. Cox |
| Succeeded by | Unknown |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
James Hubert Price September 7, 1878 Greenbrier, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 22, 1943 (aged 65) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lillian Martin |
| Alma mater | Washington and Lee University |
James Hubert Price (September 7, 1878 – November 22, 1943) was an American Democratic politician who was elected 53rd Governor of Virginia in 1937, during the Great Depression and became known as the Commonwealth's "New Deal Governor." Over the opposition of the Byrd Organization, Price, a Virginia attorney and businessman, passed many social programs and implemented other federal programs to benefit Virginians. Price had previously represented Richmond as one of its delegates in the Virginia House of Delegates for over a decade (1916–1930), as well as served as Lieutenant Governor for two terms beginning in 1930.
Price was born near Organ Cave in Greenbrier County, West Virginia to Charles William Price and the former Nancy C. Boone, both of Lewisburg, West Virginia. His parents moved to Staunton, Virginia, where he was raised and where his closest relatives lived by the time World War I began. Price attended and received a business degree from Dunsmore Business College in 1898. He then taught accounting at the college and established his own accounting practice. In 1907 he began legal studies at the Washington and Lee Law School and graduated in 1909.
On October 2, 1918, about a month after the 37-year old registered for the draft (having become a legal advisor to local draft boards), he married Lilian Martin in Washington, D.C. They would have two children: James Price (1920–1991) and Lillian Price Eberle (1925–2016). Price was very active in the Freemasons and Shriners fraternal organizations, serving as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Virginia Masons (1922 to 1924) and as Imperial Recorder for the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America from 1927 until his death.
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