Evan John Price
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Evan John Price

Canadian politician

Evan John Price (May 8, 1840 – August 31, 1899) was a Canadian lumber merchant and politician.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Evan John Price (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 8, 1840, died Aug 31, 1899.1

About

Born at Wolfesfield (or Wolfe's Field) Estate in Sillery, the fourth son of William Price, a lumber merchant and Jane Stewart, he was educated in the UK. He was a partner in the lumbering, manufacturing and exporting company of Price Brothers and a Vice-President of the Union Bank of Canada. Price was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of The Laurentides, Quebec on the advice of John Alexander Macdonald on December 1, 1888. A Conservative, he served almost 11 years until his death in 1899.

From Wikipedia’s article on Evan John Price, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: businessperson, politician, timber merchant.5

  • 1896 to 1899Member of the Senate of Canada4
  • 1891 to 1896Member of the Senate of Canada4
  • 1888 to 1891Member of the Senate of Canada4
  • Date not recordedFounded Price Brothers and Company3

Personal life

  • BornMay 8, 1840, Sillery6
  • DiedAug 31, 1899, Sillery7
  • CitizenshipCanada8