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<em>David Denbigh Price</em> was born in Denbigh, Wales, March 31, 1852, the son of Reverend David and Pamela Davies Price. His maternal grandfather was an officer in the British Army. His father, having given up his law practice to become a clergyman, brought his family to America when young David was about four years old. They lived in Ohio for some years, where he received his early education. They then moved to Iowa where he attended the State University in Iowa City. It was from the state of Iowa that he was appointed to the Military Academy in 1873.</p>
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He was graduated from West Point and was assigned to the Coast Artillery, his first station being at Fort Adams, Rhode Island. After short periods of duty at several other posts he returned to West Point in 1883 as a tactical officer, instructing in mathematics and riding for several years. In later years he liked to remember that General Pershing was one of the cadets he instructed at this time. While at the Academy he received his commission as First Lieutenant.</p>
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Before joining his regiment, the 1st Artillery at San Francisco, Cal., he was married to Miss Aline Hargous of New York.</p>
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Shortly after his marriage he was ordered to the Torpedo School at Willets Point, N. Y. While moving from there to Fort Hamilton, N. Y., a serious fire in a storehouse destroyed all their household goods and wedding gifts.</p>
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In 1895 he became Commandant of Cadets at the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, Virginia, where he remained nearly four years. At the outbreak of the Spanish American War he was made Mustering Officer with the 3rd Virginia Volunteer Infantry at Richmond, Virginia, with the temporary rank of Major. In appreciation of his services his civilian friends in Richmond presented him with a handsome gold dress sword. The presentation was made at a dinner in his honor before he left that city. Accompanying the sword was a very lovely letter which his family still treasures.</p>
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Having received his permanent promotion to Captain, he was ordered to Charleston, South Carolina, where he was Quartermaster and Commissary Officer and had charge of the construction of the new officers’ quarters at Fort Moultrie, there having been no permanent quarters there up to this time. At the completion of this work in 1903 he sailed to the Philippines with the 110th Company Coast Artillery, remaining there but a short time, as he was ordered back for examination for promotion to the rank of Major.</p>
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After a few months as Executive Officer at his old post, Fort Adams, R. I., he took command of Fort Greble, R. I., and also became inspector of the State Militia.</p>
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On September 30th, 1906, he was retired at his own request, after thirty years service, and decided to make his home in Newport, Rhode Island.</p>
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When this country entered the World War he offered his services and was recalled to active duty on November 14, 1917. He served as Executive Officer at the Recruiting Station at Fort Slocum, New York. While on this duty he travelled many thousand miles escorting troops to Texas and the West Coast.</p>
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Shortly before returning to inactive duty he received his promotion to Lieut. Colonel and then returned to his home in Newport, Rhode Island.</p>
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Lieutenant Colonel Price died at his home in Newport, on August 25, 1941 at the age of eighty-nine. He remained straight and military looking to the end, in spite of his advanced age, and his last words were sharp commands to a firing squad as he lived over his Army days.</p>
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Mrs. Price died on July 8, 1940.</p>
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A daughter, Mrs. William A. Leys of Newport, R. I., and three grandchildren survive him.<br />
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