Herbert Price

Who was Herbert Price?

Herbert Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1678. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War

Price was the son of Thomas Price of The Priory and his wife Anne Rudhall.

In April 1640, Price was elected Member of Parliament for Brecon in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Brecon for the Long Parliament in November 1640. He was an ardent Royalist and was disabled from sitting in Parliament on 8 May 1643. He fought as a Colonel at the Battle of Naseby and accompanied King Charles in his retreat through Galmorgan and Brecon, entertaining him at the Priory on 6 August 1645. He may have been honoured by the King, but no records survive. He was governor of Brecon Castle and held Hereford until it was captured on 18 December 1645 and he was taken prisoner. His estates were sequestered on 13 May 1651 and his name was excepted out of the general pardon for South Wales.

Price stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Brecon in 1660. In 1661, he was elected MP for Brecon in the Cavalier Parliament in a double return. He was ordered to sit as duly elected and held the seat until his death. He became Master of the Household for King Charles II in 1661 and a Justice of the Peace for Breconshire in 1666.