| Termstart: | April 18, 1876 |
| Termend: | January 14, 1879 |
| State Legislature: | 15th Texas |
| Birth Date: | January 29, 1820 Kentucky |
| Death Date: | October 31, 1895 Rockwall, Texas |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | soldier, minister, politician |
| Allegiance: | |
| Branch: | |
| Serviceyears: | 1846 (U.S.A) 1861–1863 (C.S.A) |
| Rank: | Private (U.S.A.) Captain (C.S.A.) |
| Office: | Texas Legislator |
| District: | 21st |
| Battles: | Mexican-American War Civil War |
| William H. Price | |
| Relations: | John Gano (great-grandfather) William Price Sanders (cousin) Richard Montgomery Gano (cousin) John G. Price (father) |
William Hubbel Price (January 29, 1820 – October 31, 1895) was an American soldier, politician, and minister from the state of Missouri who later served as a legislator in Texas after the Civil War.[1]
Price was born on January 29, 1820, to John G. Price and America Wilson in Kentucky. John G. Price, was a Missouri Senator and the grandson of Revolutionary War patriot and chaplain John Gano, the minister who allegedly baptized George Washington.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] William Price was a cousin of Civil War Generals William Price Sanders and Richard Montgomery Gano through their great-grandfather John Gano.
William Price enlisted as a private in "Julian's" Company in the 3rd Missouri Mounted Volunteers during the Mexican-American War on August 31, 1846 and was discharged at Fort Leavenworth on October 1, 1846. He later reenlisted as a private with Company B in the 3rd Missouri Infantry Regiment during the war.[7] [8]
In April of 1853, he and his father John G. Price helped found Mount Zion Baptist Church, which was the first brick church built outside of Liberty, Missouri. William Price served as a pastor for the church and was one of the last two surviving male members alive at the time of the churchs founding.[9]
During the Civil War Price served as a captain in the Missouri State Guard under General Sterling Price.[10] [11] His father John G. Price was a southern unionist, who remained loyal to the Union "By staying home and funding government troops (Union Soldiers)" according to his oath of loyalty to the Union he signed on October 6, 1866 at the age of 69.[12]
After the Civil War William Price moved to Rockwall, Texas where he was elected as the legislator for the 21st district for the 15th Texas Legislature.[13] He also served as a Baptist minister for more than 50 years.
He died on October 31, 1895, and was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery in Rockwall, Texas.