William Price (industrialist)

William Price (industrialist)

Sir William Price (~1860 – April 16 1938), born in Wales, was a farmer and industrialist, Director of United Dairies Ltd. He was knighted in 1922, on the nomination of Lloyd George, by King George V (grandfather of the present Queen). A fluent speaker of Welsh, he was nominated because of his company's delieveries of milk during the General strike. He had several children.


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