Julian Price

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]}

Julian Price
Born	(1867-11-25)November 25, 1867 Richmond, Virginia, US
Died	October 25, 1946(1946-10-25) (aged 78) North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, US
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]