Edward William Price

Edward William Price (1832 – 14 November 1893) was an Irish-born Australian civil servant, who served as Government Resident of the Northern Territory between 1876 and 1883.

Life and career Price was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1832. He joined the Royal Navy in 1851, serving initially as a midshipman aboard HMS Ajax. During the Crimean War, he was a member of the crew of HMS Simoon. For his service, he was awarded the British Crimean War Medal and the Turkish Crimean War Medal. He asked to be discharged in 1856, and this request was granted. He spent several years working as a court clerk, initially for Gawler Town Local Court and later for the Police Court at Adelaide. In 1873, he was appointed a Justice of the Peace and Special Magistrate for South Australia.

Price married Mina Hamilton, a fellow Irish emigrant, on 6 November 1860 in Adelaide. They had six children. Price's wife and children all died together in 1875 when a ship they were travelling on, the SS Gothenburg, was wrecked off the coast of Queensland.

After resigning from his position as Government Resident, he travelled to London aboard SS Bowen. He died in London on 14 November 1893.