William Price (industrialist)

For other people named William Price, see William Price (disambiguation).

Sir William Price (~1860 – 16 April 1938), born in Wales, was a farmer and industrialist, Director of United Dairies Ltd. He was knighted in 1922, on the nomination of David Lloyd George, by King George V (grandfather of the present Queen). A fluent speaker of Welsh, he was nominated because of his company's deliveries of milk during the General strike. He had several children.

References

Atkins, P. J. "Price, Sir William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48123. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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