Thomas Price ( January 19 1852 -- May 31 1909 ) was a mason and lay preacher who became the first Labour premier of South Australia in 1905 , and retained the premiership at the 1906 elections , losing power at the 1910 election .
Thomas Price ( January 19 1852 -- May 31 1909 ) was a mason and lay preacher who became the first Labour premier of South Australia in 1905 . 
 Price came to power in 1905 , retained the premiership at the 1906 election , and lost power at the 1910 election .