Hugh H. Price

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Hugh H. Price
32nd district
In office
January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893
Preceded byCharles K. Erwin
Succeeded byLevi Withee
Personal details
Born(1859-12-02)December 2, 1859
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Eliza Blakeley Graham
(m. 1892⁠–⁠1904)
Children
  • Thompson Price
  • (b. 1895; died 1952)
Parents

Hugh Hiram Price (December 2, 1859 – December 25, 1904) was an

Wisconsin State Senate, representing Jackson, Monroe, and Wood counties.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, Price attended the grade and high schools, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was engaged in milling and in the lumber business. He served as a member of the city council in 1885 and 1886, and as a member of the Jackson County Board in 1885 and 1886. Price also served as the Secretary of the Jackson County Agricultural Society in 1885.

Price was elected as a

Forty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, William T. Price. He took over representing Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, serving out the rest of the term (January 18, 1887 – March 3, 1887). He served as member of the Wisconsin Senate
in 1889. Afterwards he resumed his former business pursuits.

He moved to

Denver, Colorado, and lived in retirement until his death there on December 25, 1904.[1][2]

He was interred in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.

References

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Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the
32nd
district

January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 8th congressional district

January 18, 1887 - March 3, 1887
Succeeded by