Julian Price
American insurance executive (1867–1946)
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Julian Price (November 25, 1867 – October 25, 1946)[citation needed] was an insurance executive who made his fortune in the first part of the twentieth century by developing the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company.[citation needed]
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| Born | November 25, 1867 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | October 25, 1946 (aged 78) |
| Resting place | Green Hill Cemetery |
| Occupation | Insurance executive |
| Spouse | Ethel Clay Price |
| Children | 2 (including Kathleen) |
| Relatives | Nancy Bryan Faircloth (granddaughter) |
Adult life and career
Price was an insurance salesman for the Greensboro Life Insurance Company of North Carolina.[1]
In 1919, Price bought the Greensboro Daily Record newspaper.[citation needed]
In 1929, Price hired the New York architect Charles C. Hartmann to build Hillside in the Fisher Park neighborhood. The Fisher Park mansion would become Price's private residence.[citation needed]
Price's wife, Ethal, was a practicing Catholic, and when she died he paid for the construction of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in her honor.[2]
Legacy
The Julian Price Memorial Park is near the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway.[3]