Jesse Dashiell Price (August 15, 1863 – May 14, 1939) was an American politician. A Democrat, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland.
Jesse Price | |
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 Harris & Ewing portrait of Price, taken between 1905 and 1939 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st district | |
| In office November 3, 1914 – March 3, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | J. Harry Covington |
| Succeeded by | William N. Andrews |
| Member of the Maryland Senate from the Wicomico County district | |
| In office 1908–1916 | |
| President of the Maryland Senate | |
| In office 1912–1916 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Pue Gorman Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Peter J. Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jesse Dashiell Price August 15, 1863 |
| Died | May 14, 1939 (aged 75) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life and education
editCareer
editBy 1887, Price owned a shoe company, later establishing an ice manufacturing company in 1900, and at some point a coal company. At times, he was president of the Wicomico Building and Loan Assocation, vice-president of the People's National Bank, and director of the Eastern Shore Gas & Electric Company.[3]
Price was a Democrat. In 1903, he was a member of the Salisbury City Council, and from 1903 to 1907, was treasurer of Wicomico County.[1] From 1908 to 1916, he represented Wicomico County in the Maryland Senate,[4] serving as its president from 1912 to 1916, resigning to become a member of the United States House of Representatives.[1] While in the Senate, he was a member of the committees on Contingent Expenses of the Senate, on Elections, on Federal Relations, on Finance, and on Printing.[3]
Following the resignation of J. Harry Covington, Price was elected to the House. He was a member from either November 3, or December 7, 1914, to March 3, 1919, representing Maryland's 1st district.[1][3] He lost the following election.[1] Ideologically, he was liberal.[5]
After serving in Congress, Price returned to working as a businessman. From 1923 to 1935, he was a member of the Maryland Tax Commission.[1] He was vice-president of the Pine Bluff Sanitorium Commission.[3]
Personal life and death
editOn November 27, 1889, Price married Sallie B. Amiss, with whom he had a daughter. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, as well as a member of the Improved Order of Red Men, the Knights of the Maccabees, the Knights of Pythias, the Loyal Order of Moose, and the Royal Arcanum.[3] He died on May 14, 1939, aged 75, in Ocean City, Maryland, and was buried at Parsons Cemetery, in Salisbury.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Price, Jesse Dashiell". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- 1 2 Andrews, Matthew Page (1925). Tercentenary History of Maryland. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 606.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jesse D. Price , MSA SC 3520-1610". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ↑ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Price". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ↑ "PRICE, Jesse Dashiell (1863-1939)". www.voteview.com. Retrieved June 6, 2026.