Sir William Price (~1860 – April 16, 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.
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| Name | Price, William |
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| Date of birth | 1860 |
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| Date of death | 1938 |
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“It’s true I’ve got no shirts to wear;
It’s true my butcher’s bill is due;
It’s true my prospects all look blue—
But don’t let that unsettle you:”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
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—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)