William Evan Price
William Evan Price was a businessman and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament representing Chicoutimi-Saguenay from 1872 to 1874.Biography
He was born at the Wolfesfield Estate in Sillery, in 1827, the son of William Price, a timber baron in the Saguenay region. He joined his father's business, William Price and Company, in the Chicoutimi area. In 1867, with his brothers David Edward and Evans John, he started Price Brothers and Company, which took over the assets of his father's company. In 1872, he defeated Pierre-Alexis Tremblay for a seat in the House of Commons. Although Protestant, he supported the development of Catholic schools in the region. In 1875, he was elected to the Quebec National Assembly in the same riding. He was reelected in 1878 but resigned from his seat in February 1880 because of health problems.
He died at the family estate of Wolfesfield in Sillery, in 1880. Price was buried at Mount Hermon Cemetery in Sillery. A monument was built in his honour at Chicoutimi in 1882. The village of Price, Quebec is named after him.
