James Hervey Price
James Hervey Price | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for York–1st | |
In office 1841–1851 | |
Preceded by | New position |
Personal details | |
Born | 1797 Cumberland, England |
Died | 13 July 1882 (aged 84–85) Shirley, Southampton, England |
James Hervey Price (1797 – 13 July 1882) was a Canadian attorney and political figure in
Early years
Price was born in Cumberland, in the north of England, in 1797 and studied law at Doctors' Commons in London. He married Elizabeth Anne Rubergall in his early 20s,[1] sometime before 1822.[2] They would have at least four children together. Their first son was born sometime before his arrival to Upper Canada.[2]
Immigration to York and municipal politics
Price immigrated to Upper Canada in 1828 with his wife, his son and his sister-in-law Mary Anne.[1] He lived in Dundas and York while studying law with George Rolph and William Henry Draper. He was admitted to practice as an attorney in 1833 although never worked as a barrister.[2]
He was appointed the first city clerk for Toronto on 3 April 1834, but resigned on 26 February 1835, after
Upper Canada Rebellion
Price supported the 1837 declaration by Toronto Reformers that protested the government structure of Upper Canada.
Provincial politics
In 1841, he was elected to the
In the 1851 election for the 4th Parliament of the Province of Canada, Price sought to be renominated as the Reform candidate for York South, but David Gibson was selected instead. Price continued his campaign but Mackenzie worked to unseat Price, accusing Price of betraying Reform values in order to secure political power. Price was defeated in the election by John William Gamble[12] and blamed Reformers for his loss.[2] He campaigned in the 1854 provincial election using Baldwin's policies but struggled to control his alcohol consumption, lost the campaign, and withdrew from politics.[2][13]
Later life and death
Price stopped practising law in 1857 and left Toronto in 1860 to live in Bath, England. He died in Shirley, near Southampton, England, on 13 July 1882.[2]
Political and religious views
Price was introduced to the Reform movement by Jesse Ketchum, who married his wife's sister Mary Anne.[1] He wanted to dissolve the Province of Canada and believed Reformers should advocate for more independence from Britain so the Canadian provinces could govern their own affairs.[2] In the Parliament of Canada, Price was aligned with Robert Baldwin and the moderate Reformers.[14] He supported the creation of elective district councils to stop the violence at election polls but opposed measures that allowed the governor-general to appoint members to the councils.[2]
Price was a
References
- ^ ProQuest 1372495144. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Gates, Lillian F. (1982). "Price, James Hervey". Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Schrauwers 2009, p. 168.
- ^ Wise 2000, p. 54.
- ^ Wilton 2000, pp. 170–171.
- ^ Schrauwers 2009, p. 191.
- ^ Wise 2000, p. 55.
- ^ Godfrey 1993, p. 192.
- ^ Godfrey 1993, p. 194.
- ^ Cross 2012, p. 306.
- ^ Rayburn 2010, p. 279.
- ^ Gates 1996, p. 200.
- ^ Cross 2012, p. 358.
- ^ Cross 2012, p. 60.
Works cited
- Cross, Michael S. (2012). A biography of Robert Baldwin : the morning-star of memory. Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-544954-9.
- Gates, Lillian F. (1996). After the Rebellion: The Later Years of William Lyon Mackenzie. ISBN 978-1-55488-069-0.
- ISBN 0921453043.
- Rayburn, Alan (2010). Place names of Canada. Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-543153-7.)
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: CS1 maint: date and year (link - Schrauwers, Albert (2009). 'Union is Strength': W.L. Mackenzie, The Children of Peace and the Emergence of Joint Stock Democracy in Upper Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-9327-2.
- Wilton, Carol (2000). Popular Politics and Political Culture in Upper Canada, 1800-1850. Kingston, Ont.: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-7735-2053-0.
- Wise, Leonard A. (2000). Toronto street names: an illustrated guide to their origins. Willowdale, Ont.: Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-55209-386-3.
External links
- James Hervey Price fonds, Archives of Ontario