Edward Pryse
Edward Pryse | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Cardigan Boroughs | |
| In office 27 March 1857 – 26 November 1868 | |
| Preceded by | John Lloyd Davies |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lloyd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1817 |
| Died | 29 May 1888 (aged 70) Peithyll, Ceredigion |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Parent(s) | Pryse Pryse Jane Cavallier |
| Alma mater | Eton College |
Colonel Edward Lewis Pryse (27 June 1817 – 29 May 1888) was a British Liberal politician.
Pryse entered the military in 1836, before becoming captain of the Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards), and retiring in 1846. From 1857 to 1888, he was Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire, and from 27 May 1865 he was Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the county militia regiment, the Royal Cardigan Rifles. On his retirement in 1877 he became Honorary Colonel of its successor unit, the Royal Cardigan Artillery.