Thomas L. Price | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's5th district | |
| In office January 21, 1862 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | John William Reid |
| Succeeded by | Joseph W. McClurg |
| Member of theMissouri House of Representatives | |
| In office 1860–1862 | |
| 8thLieutenant Governor of Missouri | |
| In office November 20, 1848 – January 3, 1853 | |
| Governor | Austin A. King |
| Preceded by | James Young |
| Succeeded by | Wilson Brown |
| 1st Mayor ofJefferson City, Missouri | |
| In office 1839–1843 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Lawson Price (1809-01-19)January 19, 1809 nearDanville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 15, 1870(1870-07-15) (aged 61) Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician |
Thomas Lawson Price (January 19, 1809 – July 15, 1870) was aUnited States Representative fromMissouri.
Born nearDanville, Virginia, Price attended public schools. He moved to Missouri in 1831 and settled in Jefferson City. He conducted stage lines and engaged in manufacturing and mercantile pursuits. He was the first mayor of Jefferson City, serving 1839–1842. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the State senate in 1845. He was commissioned brevet major general of the Sixth Division of Missouri Militia in 1847.
Price was elected the eighthLieutenant Governor in 1848 and served from November 20, 1848 until January 3, 1853 under GovernorAustin A. King. He served as a member of the State house of representatives 1860–1862. He was one of the incorporators of the Capital City Bank and president of the Jefferson Land Co., and actively engaged in the promotion of various railway lines. He became aBrigadier general of Volunteers in 1861 and 1862.
Price was elected as aDemocratic Representative to thethirty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the expulsion ofJohn William Reid and served from January 21, 1862, to March 3, 1863. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1862 to theThirty-eighth Congress and an unsuccessful candidate in the1864 Missouri gubernatorial election. He served as delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in1864 and1868.
He died inJefferson City, Missouri, July 15, 1870 at the age of 61. He was interred in a private cemetery. He was reinterred in Riverview Cemetery,Jefferson City, Missouri, in 1912.
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Missouri 1864 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 1848–1852 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 5th congressional district 1862–1863 | Succeeded by |
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