Hiram Price (1814 - 1901)

Born 10 Jan 1814 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Susan (Betts) Price — married 1845 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 20 May 1901 at age 87 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Hiram Price

Wikidata: Item Q1620131

Disambiguation

See: Hiram Price

Biography

Hiram was born in 1814.^[1]

He married Susan Betts 1834 at Washington, Pennsylvania.

1850 United States Census - Scott, Scott, Iowa^[2]

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Hiram Price	Head	Male	36	Pennsylvania
Susan Price	Wife	Female	41	Pennsylvania
A M Price	Daughter	Female	15	Pennsylvania
M M Price	Son	Male	13	Pennsylvania
Mary E Price	Daughter	Female	10	Ohio
Louisa Price	Daughter	Female	8	Pennsylvania
William Price	Son	Male	3	Iowa

1860 United States Census - Davenport, Scott, Iowa^[3]

Name	Relationship	Age	Birthplace	Occupation
Hiram Price	Head	46	Pennsylvania	President State Bank of Iowa
Susan Price	Wife	51	Pennsylvania
Louisa Price	Daughter	18	Pennsylvania
William Price	Son	12	Iowa

1870 United States Census - Davenport, Scott, Iowa^[4]

Name	Relationship	Age	Birthplace	Occupation
Hiram Price	Head	55	PennsylvaniaPresident State Bank of Iowa
Susan Price	Wife	60	Pennsylvania

He was a US Congressman. Also, a prominent banker in Iowa in the days before the Civil War. He served in the war's early years as Iowa's Paymaster General. He was elected twice to represent Iowa's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from March 4, 1863 to March 4, 1869, then serving from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1881. He declined to run for re-election, accepting the appointment of Chief Clerk in the Indian Affairs Office. He was subsequently appointed United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs by President James A. Garfield, and served in that capacity from May 6, 1881, to March 27, 1885.^[1]

He passed away 30 May 1901 in Washington, DC. He is interred at Oakdale Cemetery in Davenport, Iowa.^[1][5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4J-3WC : 19 December 2020), Susan Price in household of Hiram Price, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82Y-C8S : 18 February 2021), Hiram Price, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVB-MK1 : 29 May 2021), Hiram Price, 1870.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7460782/hiram-price: accessed 16 November 2022), memorial page for Hiram Price (10 Jan 1814–30 May 1901), Find A Grave: Memorial #7460782 citing Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave

Research Notes

Possible father William Price (1790-1842) who may have been the father of William T. Price (1824-1886) also a member of the US House of Representatives.