Jesse Price

Jesse Dashiell Price (August 15, 1863 – May 14, 1939) was an American politician. A Democrat, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland.

Early life and education Price was born on August 15, 1863, in Whitehaven, Maryland, the only child born to merchant and educator Charles Wesley Price, and Martha Ann (née Dashiell) Price. Educated at local public schools serving as its president from 1912 to 1916, resigning to become a member of the United States House of Representatives.

After serving in Congress, Price returned to working as a businessman. From 1923 to 1935, he was a member of the Maryland Tax Commission. He was vice-president of the Pine Bluff Sanitorium Commission.

Personal life and death On November 27, 1889, Price married Sallie B. Amiss, with whom he had a daughter. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, as well as a member of the Improved Order of Red Men, the Knights of the Maccabees, the Knights of Pythias, the Loyal Order of Moose, and the Royal Arcanum. He died on May 14, 1939, aged 75, in Ocean City, Maryland, and was buried at Parsons Cemetery, in Salisbury.