David Edward Price

David Edward Price was a prominent figure in Quebec's political and business landscape during the nineteenth century. Born on May eleventh, eighteen twenty-six, in Quebec City, he was the son of William Price. After completing his education, he traveled to London, England, to gain expertise in the lumber trade, working alongside his father's partners.

In eighteen forty-seven, Price returned to Quebec to join his father's firm. His political career began in earnest when he was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in a by-election for Chicoutimi and Tadoussac in eighteen fifty-five. He continued to serve in various capacities, representing Chicoutimi—Saguenay in eighteen fifty-eight, eighteen sixty-one, and eighteen sixty-three, before resigning in eighteen sixty-four to take on a new role in the Laurentides division.

With the advent of Confederation in eighteen sixty-seven, Price was appointed to the Senate of Canada, where he served until eighteen eighty-three. In the same year, he, along with his brothers William Evan and Evan John, founded Price Brothers and Company, a forest products firm that took over the assets of their father's company, significantly impacting the timber industry in the Quebec and Saguenay regions.

In addition to his business ventures, Price held various diplomatic roles, serving as vice-consul at Saguenay for several countries, including Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Argentina, and Peru, as well as acting as a consular agent for the United States. Notably, in eighteen seventy-one, he became the last 'Seigneur des Grondines'. David Edward Price passed away at his home in Sillery in eighteen eighty-three, while still serving in the Senate.