John H. Rice

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John Hovey Rice
Congressman John Hovey Rice 1865
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMaine's4thdistrict
In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867
Preceded by	Anson Morrill
Succeeded by	John A. Peters
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMaine's5thdistrict
In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by	Stephen Coburn
Succeeded by	Frederick A. Pike
Personal details
Born	(1816-02-05)February 5, 1816 Mount Vernon, Massachusetts(nowMaine)
Died	March 14, 1911(1911-03-14)(aged 95) Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Grace Elizabeth (Burleigh) Rice (m. 1847)
Children	Frank Willis Rice (b. 1849) Anna Frances Rice (b. 1850) Mary A. Rice (b. 1855)

John Hovey Rice(February 5, 1816 – March 14, 1911) was aU.S. RepresentativefromMaine.

Biography

Born inMount Vernon, Massachusetts(now inMaine), to Nathaniel and Mary Jane (Swazey) Rice, Rice attended the common schools. He served as clerk in the office of the register of deeds,Augusta, Mainefrom 1831 to 1841. He engaged in the mercantile business. Deputy sheriff. He served as aide-de-camp to General Bachelor in theAroostook War,the northeastern boundary dispute with Great Britain, in 1838. He moved toPiscataquis County, Maine,in 1843. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Piscataquis County in 1848. He served as prosecuting attorney for Piscataquis County 1852–1860. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1856.

Rice was elected as aRepublicanto the Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eighth, and Thirty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867). He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses). He declined to be a candidate for renomination. United States collector of customs at the port ofBangor, Mainefrom 1861 to 1871. He moved toWashington, D.C.,where he practiced law for twelve years. Thence to New York City in 1884 and practiced until 1899. He moved toChicago, Illinois,in May 1899 and remained there until his death on March 14, 1911. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress."John H. Rice (id: R000201)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• John H. RiceatFind a Grave