William Price (Australian politician)
| William Price | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia |
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In office 18 September 1909 – 29 September 1917 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Barnett |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Robinson |
| Constituency | Albany |
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| Born |
16 April 1869 Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Died | 22 June 1937 (aged 68) Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
Richard William Price (16 April 1869 – 22 June 1937) was an Australian journalist, politician, and army officer. He was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1909 to 1917, representing the seat of Albany.
Price was born in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, to Jane (née Croatt) and Henry George Price. He emigrated to Australia in 1885, initially living in Brisbane and then finding work in outback Queensland. By 1889, Price was working as an organiser for the General Labourers Union of West Queensland. He moved to Forbes, New South Wales, a few years later, and filled a similar role for the Amalgamated Shearers Union. Price came to Western Australia in 1896, during the gold rush, and subsequently founded branches of the Australian Workers' Union at Leonora and Mount Morgans.
Price was working as a journalist by 1903, and the following year began working for the Kalgoorlie Sun. He moved to Perth in 1905, and began writing for Truth, a local newspaper. Price entered parliament at the 1909 Albany by-election, caused by the resignation of Edward Barnett. He had initially been preselected as the Labor candidate for the Division of Swan at the 1910 federal election, but withdrew in order to run at the by-election. Price was re-elected at the 1911 and 1914 state elections, but did not recontest his seat in 1917 due to being on active duty overseas.
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