Rodman M. Price

Rodman M. Price
Portrait of Price by Samuel Stillman Osgood, c. 1849–1850
17th Governor of New Jersey
In office
January 17, 1854 – January 20, 1857
Preceded byGeorge Franklin Fort
Succeeded byWilliam A. Newell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Preceded byJames G. King
Succeeded byAlexander C.M. Pennington
Member of the Ayuntamiento de San Francisco
In office
August 6, 1849 – January 10, 1850
Personal details
BornMay 5, 1816
Newton, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedJune 7, 1894 (aged 78)
Oakland, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMatilda Tranchard
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Rodman McCamley Price (May 5, 1816 – June 7, 1894) was an American naval officer, businessman, and Democratic Party politician who served as the 17th Governor of New Jersey from 1854 to 1857. He also worked to establish the American government in California and served on the first San Francisco City Council, where he became a real estate tycoon. He represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1851 to 1853.