John Price (South Australian politician)

John Lloyd Price
Member of the Australian Parliament for Boothby
In office 17 November 1928 – 23 April 1941
Preceded by	Jack Duncan-Hughes
Succeeded by	Grenfell Price
Personal details
Born	14 February 1882 61 Louisa Street, Everton, Liverpool, England[1]
Died	23 April 1941 (aged 59)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor (1915–31) UAP (1931–41)
Occupation	Trade unionist, railwayman

John Lloyd Price (14 February 1882 – 23 April 1941) was an Australian politician.

Biography

Born in Liverpool, England, the son of future South Australian Premier Thomas Price, he was educated at public schools before entering the state public service in the railways. He was President of the South Australian Trades and Labour Council and of the South Australian Labor Party. In 1915, he was elected to the South Australian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Port Adelaide, a position he held until 1925. In 1928, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Boothby, defeating sitting Nationalist Jack Duncan-Hughes. Price left the Labor Party in the 1931 Labor split, in which several Labor MPs merged with the Nationalists to form the United Australia Party under the leadership of Joseph Lyons. He held the seat until his death in 1941.^[2]

References

1. Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol 11 (MUP) 1988
2. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-08-02.