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{{Short description|American politician (1819–1889)}} |
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| name = Edmund Rice |
| name = Edmund Rice |
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| image name = Edmund-Rice.jpg |
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| birth_date = February 14, 1819 |
| birth_date = February 14, 1819 |
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| birth_place = [[Waitsfield, Vermont]] |
| birth_place = [[Waitsfield, Vermont]] |
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| death_date= July 11, 1889 |
| death_date = July 11, 1889 (aged 70) |
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| death_place= [[White Bear Lake, Minnesota]] |
| death_place = [[White Bear Lake, Minnesota]] |
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| state1 = [[Minnesota]] |
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| district1 = 4th |
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| term_start1 = March 4, 1887 |
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| term_end1 = March 3, 1889 |
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| preceded1 = [[John Gilfillan]] |
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| succeeded1 = [[Samuel Snider]] |
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| office2 = Member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] |
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| term_start2 = January 2, 1877 |
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| term_end2 = January 6, 1879 |
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| term_start3 = January 2, 1872 |
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| term_end3 = January 6, 1873 |
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| term_start4 = January 8, 1867 |
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| term_end4 = January 6, 1868 |
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| office5 = Member of the [[Minnesota Senate]] |
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| term_start5 = January 7, 1873 |
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| term_end5 = January 4, 1875 |
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| term_start6 = January 5, 1864 |
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| term_end6 = January 1, 1866 |
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| predecessor6 = [[James K. Smith]] |
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| successor6 = [[William Pitt Murray]] |
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| children = 11 |
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'''Edmund Rice''' (February 14, 1819 – July 11, 1889) was an |
'''Edmund Rice''' (February 14, 1819 – July 11, 1889) was an American [[politician]]. Rice served in the U.S. Congress in Minnesota's 4th District from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1889. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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[[File:EdmundRice1847.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Lt. Edmund Rice, 1847]] |
[[File:EdmundRice1847.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Lt. Edmund Rice, 1847]] |
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Edmund Rice, Jr. was born in [[Waitsfield, Vermont]] on February 14, 1819, to Edmund Rice and Ellen Durkee Rice |
Edmund Rice, Jr. was born in [[Waitsfield, Vermont]] on February 14, 1819, to Edmund Rice and Ellen (Durkee) Rice, ethnic English whose ancestors had been in New England since the 17th century. He moved to [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]], in November 1838 to study [[law]]. He was appointed registrar of the [[court of chancery]] in 1841. He was admitted to the [[bar association]] in 1842 and commenced practice in [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]]. He was appointed master in chancery in 1845. Rice enlisted to serve in the [[Mexican–American War]] in 1847 and was commissioned first lieutenant of Company A, First Regiment, Michigan Volunteers. He was the younger brother of [[Henry Mower Rice]]. He married Anna Maria Acker on November 28, 1848.<ref name="mayorsofstpaul">{{cite book|title=The Mayors of St. Paul, 1850-1940|date=1940|page=41|hdl=2027/uc1.b3635771?urlappend=%3Bseq=49|url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3635771?urlappend=%3Bseq=49}}</ref> |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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In July 1849, |
In July 1849, Rice moved to [[St. Paul, Minnesota]], and became clerk of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]]'s third circuit the same year. He was elected as a member of the [[2nd Minnesota Territorial Legislature|Territorial house of representatives in 1851]]. Rice continued to practice law until 1856, when he was elected commissioner of [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey County]]. |
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The following year, he became president of the Minnesota & Pacific Railroad Co., a job he held until 1863, when he became president of the [[St. Paul & Pacific Railroad]] and of the St. Paul & Chicago Railroad. He served as SP&P president until 1872 and as SP&C president until 1877. In 1879, he became a trustee of the SP&P. |
The following year, he became president of the Minnesota & Pacific Railroad Co., a job he held until 1863, when he became president of the [[St. Paul & Pacific Railroad]] and of the St. Paul & Chicago Railroad. He served as SP&P president until 1872 and as SP&C president until 1877. In 1879, he became a trustee of the SP&P. |
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Rice served in the [[Minnesota State Senate]] (1864–66) and (1874–76), and was a member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] in 1867, 1872, 1877, and 1878.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14501 |title= Minnesota Legislators Past and Present | |
Rice served in the [[Minnesota State Senate]] (1864–66) and (1874–76), and was a member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] in 1867, 1872, 1877, and 1878.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14501 |title= Minnesota Legislators Past and Present |access-date= 14 April 2009}}</ref> He was elected mayor of St. Paul and served from 1881 to 1883, was again elected mayor in 1885, and served until February 1887 when he resigned to take an office in the [[50th United States Congress]] (March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1889). |
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In [[1879 Minnesota gubernatorial election|1879]], he was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Governor [[John S. Pillsbury|John Pillsbury]] defeated him and was elected to a third term. |
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==Ancestry== |
==Ancestry== |
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Rice was a descendant of [[Edmund Rice (1638)|Edmund Rice]], an early immigrant to [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]], as follows:<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.edmund-rice.org/genealogy.htm | title = Edmund Rice Six Generation Database | publisher= Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc. | |
Rice was a descendant of [[Edmund Rice (1638)|Edmund Rice]], an early immigrant to [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]], as follows:<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.edmund-rice.org/genealogy.htm | title = Edmund Rice Six Generation Database | publisher= Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc. | access-date= 14 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>Edmund Rice (1638) Association, 2007. Descendants of Edmund Rice: The First Nine Generations.</ref> |
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* '''Edmund Rice,''' son of |
* '''Edmund Rice,''' son of |
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:** Thomas Rice (January 26, 1626 – 1682), son of |
:** Thomas Rice (January 26, 1626 – 1682), son of |
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**** [[Edmund Rice (1638)|Edmund Rice]] (1594 – May 3, 1663) |
**** [[Edmund Rice (1638)|Edmund Rice]] (1594 – May 3, 1663) |
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His daughter Jessi married [[Frank Hamilton Clark]], a president of the [[Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad]] and a member of the [[Enoch White Clark|Clark banking family]] of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. |
His daughter Jessi married [[Frank Hamilton Clark]], a president of the [[Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad]] and a member of the [[Enoch White Clark|Clark banking family]] of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. |
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| NAME =Rice, Edmund |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American politician |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = February 14, 1819 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Waitsfield, Vermont]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = July 11, 1889 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH =[[White Bear Lake, Minnesota]] |
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Revision as of 09:23, 20 June 2024
Edmund Rice | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 4th district | |
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | |
Preceded by | John Gilfillan |
Succeeded by | Samuel Snider |
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
In office January 2, 1877 – January 6, 1879 | |
In office January 2, 1872 – January 6, 1873 | |
In office January 8, 1867 – January 6, 1868 | |
Member of the Minnesota Senate | |
In office January 7, 1873 – January 4, 1875 | |
In office January 5, 1864 – January 1, 1866 | |
Preceded by | James K. Smith |
Succeeded by | William Pitt Murray |
Personal details | |
Born | February 14, 1819 Waitsfield, Vermont |
Died | July 11, 1889 (aged 70) White Bear Lake, Minnesota |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Anna Maria Acker |
Children | 11 |
Edmund Rice (February 14, 1819 – July 11, 1889) was an American politician. Rice served in the U.S. Congress in Minnesota's 4th District from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1889.
Early life
Edmund Rice, Jr. was born in Waitsfield, Vermont on February 14, 1819, to Edmund Rice and Ellen (Durkee) Rice, ethnic English whose ancestors had been in New England since the 17th century. He moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan, in November 1838 to study law. He was appointed registrar of the court of chancery in 1841. He was admitted to the bar association in 1842 and commenced practice in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was appointed master in chancery in 1845. Rice enlisted to serve in the Mexican–American War in 1847 and was commissioned first lieutenant of Company A, First Regiment, Michigan Volunteers. He was the younger brother of Henry Mower Rice. He married Anna Maria Acker on November 28, 1848.[1]
Political career
In July 1849, Rice moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, and became clerk of the Minnesota Supreme Court's third circuit the same year. He was elected as a member of the Territorial house of representatives in 1851. Rice continued to practice law until 1856, when he was elected commissioner of Ramsey County.
The following year, he became president of the Minnesota & Pacific Railroad Co., a job he held until 1863, when he became president of the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad and of the St. Paul & Chicago Railroad. He served as SP&P president until 1872 and as SP&C president until 1877. In 1879, he became a trustee of the SP&P.
Rice served in the Minnesota State Senate (1864–66) and (1874–76), and was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1867, 1872, 1877, and 1878.[2] He was elected mayor of St. Paul and served from 1881 to 1883, was again elected mayor in 1885, and served until February 1887 when he resigned to take an office in the 50th United States Congress (March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1889).
In 1879, he was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Governor John Pillsbury defeated him and was elected to a third term.
After being feated in 1888, Rice retired from public and political activities. He died in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, on July 11, 1889. His body is interred in Oakland Cemetery in Saint Paul.
Ancestry
Rice was a descendant of Edmund Rice, an early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony, as follows:[3][4]
- Edmund Rice, son of
- Edmund Rice (March 26, 1784 – May 27, 1829), son of
- Jedediah Rice (b. April 2, 1755), son of
- Ashur Rice (July 6, 1694 – August 20, 1773), son of
- Thomas Rice (June 30, 1654 – 1747), son of
- Thomas Rice (January 26, 1626 – 1682), son of
- Edmund Rice (1594 – May 3, 1663)
He had 11 children. Ellen Rice, Jessie Rice, Annie Rice, Rachel Rice, Edmund Rice III, Stuart Rice, Sedgwick Rice, William Acker Rice, Maria Rice, Virginia Rice, and Philip Durkee Rice.
His daughter Jessi married Frank Hamilton Clark, a president of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad and a member of the Clark banking family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
References
- ^ The Mayors of St. Paul, 1850-1940. 1940. p. 41. hdl:2027/uc1.b3635771.
- ^ "Minnesota Legislators Past and Present". Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ "Edmund Rice Six Generation Database". Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ Edmund Rice (1638) Association, 2007. Descendants of Edmund Rice: The First Nine Generations.
External links
- United States Congress. "Edmund Rice (id: R000196)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1819 births
- 1889 deaths
- American military personnel of the Mexican–American War
- Mayors of places in Minnesota
- Michigan state court judges
- Members of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature
- Democratic Party Minnesota state senators
- Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- People from Waitsfield, Vermont
- Michigan lawyers
- Minnesota lawyers
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century American judges
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century Minnesota politicians