Emory H. Price

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Emory Hilliard Price
Emory H. Price.jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 2nd district
In office
1943–1949
Preceded byRobert A. Green
Succeeded byCharles Edward Bennett
Personal details
Born(1899-12-03)December 3, 1899
Bostwick, Florida, U.S.
DiedFebruary 11, 1976(1976-02-11) (aged 76)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Emory Hilliard Price (December 3, 1899 – February 11, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Florida.

Biography[]

Born in Bostwick, Florida, Price attended the public schools of Duval County, Florida. He graduated from Jacksonville (Florida) Law College in 1936. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Jacksonville, Florida.

Political career[]

He served as member of the city council of Jacksonville from 1929 to 1932. Price was the Supervisor of Registration of Duval County from 1932 to 1942.

Congress[]

Price was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law and real estate pursuits.

Death[]

He died in Jacksonville on February 11, 1976 and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery.

References[]

  • United States Congress. "Emory H. Price (id: P000524)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links[]

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 2nd congressional district

1943 – 1949
Succeeded by
Charles E. Bennett

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