Evan John Price (May 8, 1840 – August 31, 1899) was a

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lumber merchant and politician. Born at Wolfesfield (or ''Wolfe's Field'') Estate in Sillery, the fourth son of William Price, a lumber merchant and Jane Stewart, he was educated in the UK. He was a partner in the lumbering, manufacturing and exporting company of Price Brothers and a Vice-President of the

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. Price was appointed to the

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representing the senatorial division of The Laurentides, Quebec on the advice of

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on December 1, 1888. A

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, he served almost 11 years until his death in 1899.

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1840 births 1899 deaths Canadian senators from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators People from Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge Anglophone Quebec people Canadian people of Welsh descent Lumber merchants 19th-century Canadian merchants 19th-century members of the Senate of Canada {{Quebec-senator-stub