William T. Price
From 1887'sMemorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William T. Price
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's8th district
In office March 4, 1883 – December 6, 1886
Preceded by	Thaddeus C. Pound
Succeeded by	Hugh H. Price
President pro tempore of theWisconsin Senate
In office January 6, 1879 – January 5, 1880
Preceded by	Levi W. Barden
Succeeded by	Thomas B. Scott
Member of theWisconsin Senate from the32nd district
In office January 7, 1878 – January 2, 1882
Preceded by	Mark Douglas
Succeeded by	Charles K. Erwin
In office January 3, 1870 – January 1, 1872
Preceded by	Alfred W. Newman
Succeeded by	Orlando Brown
Member of theWisconsin Senate from the30th district
In office January 5, 1857 – January 4, 1858
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	William H. Tucker
Member of theWisconsin State Assembly
In office January 2, 1882 – January 1, 1883
Preceded by	Alvin S. Trow
Succeeded by	Ralza W. Button
Constituency	Jackson district
In office January 6, 1851 – January 5, 1852
Preceded by	William T. Sterling
Succeeded by	Andrew Briggs
Constituency	Crawford–Chippewa district
Personal details
Born	(1824-06-17)June 17, 1824 Huntingdon County,Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 6, 1886(1886-12-06) (aged 62) Black River Falls,Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Riverside Cemetery,Black River Falls, Wisconsin
Party	Republican
Spouse	Julia Campbell ​ (m. 1851⁠–⁠1886)​
Children	May Price (b. 1852; died 1872) William Thompson Price Jr. (b. 1857; died 1858) Hugh Hiram Price (b. 1859; died 1904) Margaret Price (b. 1871; died 1957)

William Thompson Price (June 17, 1824 – December 6, 1886) was an American lawyer andRepublican politician. He representedWisconsin's 8th congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1883 until his death, and was succeeded by his son,Hugh H. Price. He is the namesake ofPrice County, Wisconsin.

Born inHuntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Price attended public schools. He was a clerk in a store inHollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, and also studied law.

He moved toMount Pleasant in theIowa Territory in 1845, and in the following autumn moved toBlack River Falls in theWisconsin Territory. He engaged in lumbering and agricultural pursuits.He was deputy sheriff ofCrawford County in 1849. He served as member of theWisconsin State Assembly in 1851 and again in 1882.He was admitted to the bar in 1852 and engaged in the practice of law. In 1854, he moved toLa Crosse, Wisconsin, and operated a stage line between La Crosse and Black River Falls.He moved back to Black River Falls and continued his legal practice until 1857.He served as judge ofJackson County in 1854 and 1859. He was sheriff of Crawford County in 1855 and County treasurer in 1856 and 1857. He served in theWisconsin State Senate in 1857, 1870, and 1878–1881, and was president of the Senate in 1879.He served as collector of internal revenue 1863–1865.

Price was elected as aRepublican to theForty-eighth andForty-ninthCongresses and served from March 4, 1883, until his death in Black River Falls, Wisconsin on December 6, 1886. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery. While in congress, he representedWisconsin's 8th congressional district. To fill the vacancy caused by his death, his son, Hugh H. Price was elected to fill his place serving until the end of the Forty-ninth Congress.

Price County, Wisconsin is named in his honor.

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