Charles Price (Welsh politician)

Sir Charles William Mackay Price (22 November 1872[1] – 6 July 1954) was a Welsh politician, Conservative MP for Pembrokeshire from 1924–1929. He defeated Gwilym Lloyd-George in the 1924 election but lost to Lloyd-George in 1929. He was knighted in 1932. He served during the First World War with the Queen's Royal Regiment, reaching rank of Major.[2][3]

He served in World War I as a Captain in the 7th Batt Royal West Surrey Regt and as a Major in the 11th Batt Royal West Surrey Regt went to France in July 1915.

He was also Deputy Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire.

References
  1. 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. ‘PRICE, Maj. Sir Charles William Mackay’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 4 Dec 2013
  3. Obituary Sir Charles Price (Obituaries) The Times Wednesday, 7 Jul 1954; pg. 10; Issue 52977; col E


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