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Charles D. Price

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Charles D. Price
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the Page and Warren counties district
In office
1949–1965
Personal details
Born
Charles Daniel Price
Died(1974-04-22)April 22, 1974
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeAlma Lutheran Church Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Mary Evelyn Grove
(died 1959)

Lennis Shoemaker Thrower
(m. 1965; died 1965)
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
Occupation
  • Politician
  • farmer
  • bank president

Charles Daniel Price (died April 22, 1974) was an American politician from Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1949 to 1965.

Early life

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Charles Daniel Price[1] graduated from the University of Virginia.[2] His brother was Roanoke commonwealth's attorney Samuel R. Price.[3]

Career

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Price was a member of the Page County School Board for 16 years. He was a livestock farmer in Page County, Virginia. He was president of the Virginia State Canners Association.[4] He owned the Alma Cannery and was known for growing tomatoes in Page County.[3]

Price was a Democrat. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Page and Warren counties, from 1949 to 1965. In 1965, he did not seek re-election.[5] He served on the Page County Democratic committee. He was elected as a delegate to the 7th district convention.[5]

Price was president of Farmers and Merchants National Bank in Stanley and the Shen Valley Meat Packers Cooperative in Timberville.[5] He was Page County's representative in the State Board of Community Colleges original steering committee. From 1954 to 1966, he was a member of the board of visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind.[5][6]

Personal life

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Price married Mary Evelyn Grove. His stepdaughter was Doris Elaine. His wife died in 1959.[7][8] He married Lennis (née Shoemaker) Thrower, daughter of Simeon Shoemaker, on April 30, 1965. She died in August 1965.[1][9] He lived in Alma.[2]

Price had a heart attack died the following day, April 22, 1974, aged 78 or 79, at University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville.[2][5] He was buried in Alma Lutheran Church Cemetery.[2]

Legacy

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In 1969, the Virginia School for the Blind and Deaf named a boys' dormitory in his honor.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Price Wedding Held at Stanley". Richmond Times-Dispatch. May 5, 1965. p. 27. Retrieved September 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c d "C. D. Price Dies; Former Delegate". Richmond Times-Dispatch. April 24, 1974. p. 2. Retrieved September 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ a b "State Canners End Convention". The Roanoke Times. March 6, 1926. p. 15. Retrieved September 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Page Democrats Back C. D. Price for House". The Roanoke Times. April 28, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved September 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ a b c d e f "C. D. Price". Leader. April 23, 1974. p. 3. Retrieved September 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Lynchburger Named School Chairman". The Daily Advance. September 16, 1966. p. 17. Retrieved September 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Mrs. C. D. Price Dies at Luray". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 14, 1959. p. 13. Retrieved September 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Miss Walters Becomes Bride of Mr. Smith". Richmond Times-Dispatch. June 27, 1954. p. 10C. Retrieved September 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Funeral Service Slated for Mrs. L. T. Price". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 25, 1965. p. 4. Retrieved September 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon