William W. Rice, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William W. Rice

American politician

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1826

Place of Birth: Deerfield, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 01-Mar-1896

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About William W. Rice

  • William Whitney Rice (March 7, 1826 – March 1, 1896) was a U.S.
  • Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, Rice attended Gorham Academy, Maine, and graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, in 1846.
  • He served as the preceptor of Leicester Academy, Leicester, Massachusetts from 1847 to 1851 before studying law in Worcester.
  • He was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced practice in Worcester.
  • In 1858 he was appointed judge of insolvency for Worcester County. Rice was elected mayor of the city of Worcester in December 1859.
  • He served as district attorney for the middle district of Massachusetts from 1869 to 1874 and was a member of the State house of representatives in 1875.Rice was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1885.Rice was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1887).
  • After a failed re-election bid in 1886, he returned to Worcester and resumed the practice of law.
  • He died there on March 1, 1896, at age 69, and was interred at Worcester Rural Cemetery.

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