Price Baronets

There have been five Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Price, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extant as of 2008.

The Price Baronetcy, of Jamaica in the West Indies, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 13 August 1768 for Charles Price, Speaker of the House of Assembly of Jamaica. He was the grandson of Francis Price, who settled in Jamaica in the 1650's. The second Baronet also served as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Jamaica. The title became extinct on his death in 1788.

The Price, later Rugge-Price Baronetcy, of Spring Grove in Richmond the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 2 February 1804. For more information on this creation, see Rugge-Price Baronets.

The Price Baronetcy, of Trengwainton in the County of Cornwall, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 May 1815 for Rose Price. He was the grandson of John Price, younger brother of the first Baronet of the 1768 creation. Several other members of the family may also be mentioned. Henry Talbot Price, younger brother of the third Baronet, was a Captain in the Royal Navy. John Price, fourth son of the first Baronet, was a magistrate and penal administrator. His third son Thomas Price was a soldier. His son Thomas Rose Caradoc Prise (1875-1949) was a Brigadier-General. His younger son was the actor Dennis Price.

The Price Baronetcy, of Foxley in the County of Hereford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 12 February 1828 for Uvedale Price, best known for his writings on the Picturesque. His only son, the second Baronet, sat as Member of Parliament for Herefordshire. The title became extinct on his death in 1857.

The Price Baronetcy, of Ardingly in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 2 July 1953 for Henry Price, founder member of the Royal Insitute of International Affairs. The title became extinct on his death in 1963.

Price Baronets, of Jamaica (1768)

*Sir Charles Price, 1st Baronet (1708-1772)
*Sir Charles Price, 2nd Baronet (c. 1733-1788)

Price, later Rugge-Price Baronets, of Spring Grove (1804)

*see Rugge-Price Baronets

Price Baronets, of Trengwainton (1815)

*Sir Rose Price, 1st Baronet (1768-1834)
*Sir Charles Dutton Price, 2nd Baronet (1800-1872)
*Sir Rose Lambart Price, 3rd Baronet (1837-1899)
*Sir Rose Price, 4th Baronet (1878-1901)
*Sir Francis Caradoc Rose Price, 5th Baronet (1880-1949)
*Sir Rose Francis Price, 6th Baronet (1910-1979)
*Sir Francis Caradoc Rose Price, 7th Baronet (b. 1950)

Price Baronets, of Foxley (1828)

*Sir Uvedale Price, 1st Baronet (1747-1829)
*Sir Robert Price, 2nd Baronet (1786-1857)

Price Baronets, of Ardingly (1953)

*Sir Henry Philip Price, 1st Baronet (1877-1963)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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* [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020306b.htm Biography of John Price at the Australian Dictionary of Biography]