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{{Short description|American politician (1819–1889)}}
{{Other people|Edmund Rice}}
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| name = Edmund Rice
| name = Edmund Rice
| image name = Edmund-Rice.jpg
| image name = Edmund-Rice.jpg
| birth_date = February 14, 1819
| birth_date = February 14, 1819
| birth_place = [[Waitsfield, Vermont]]
| birth_place = [[Waitsfield, Vermont]]
| death_date= July 11, 1889
| death_date = July 11, 1889 (aged 70)
| death_place= [[White Bear Lake, Minnesota]]
| death_place = [[White Bear Lake, Minnesota]]
| state = [[Minnesota]]
| state1 = [[Minnesota]]
| district = 4th
| district1 = 4th
| term_start = March 4, 1887
| term_start1 = March 4, 1887
| term_end = March 3, 1889
| term_end1 = March 3, 1889
| preceded = [[John Gilfillan]]
| preceded1 = [[John Gilfillan]]
| succeeded = [[Samuel Snider]]
| succeeded1 = [[Samuel Snider]]
| office2 = Member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]]
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| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| term_start2 = January 2, 1877
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| spouse = Anna Maria Acker
| term_end2 = January 6, 1879
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| children = Ellen Rice, Jessie Rice, Annie Rice, Rachel Rice, Edmund Rice III, Stuart Rice, Sedgwick Rice, William Acker Rice, Maria Rice, Virginia Rice, Philip Durkee Rice
| predecessor2 =
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| religion =
| successor2 =
| term_start3 = January 2, 1872
| term_end3 = January 6, 1873
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| term_start4 = January 8, 1867
| term_end4 = January 6, 1868
| predecessor4 =
| successor4 =
| office5 = Member of the [[Minnesota Senate]]
| term_start5 = January 7, 1873
| term_end5 = January 4, 1875
| predecessor5 =
| successor5 =
| term_start6 = January 5, 1864
| term_end6 = January 1, 1866
| predecessor6 = [[James K. Smith]]
| successor6 = [[William Pitt Murray]]
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| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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| spouse = Anna Maria Acker
| children = 11
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| religion =
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'''Edmund Rice''' (February 14, 1819 – July 11, 1889) was an [[United States|American]] [[politician]]. Rice served in the U.S. Congress in Minnesota's 4th District from March 4, 1887 to March 3, 1889.
'''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==
==Early life==
[[File:EdmundRice1847.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Lt. Edmund Rice, 1847]]
[[File:EdmundRice1847.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Lt. Edmund Rice, 1847]]
Edmund Rice, Jr. was born in [[Waitsfield, Vermont]] on 14 February 1819 to Edmund Rice and Ellen Durkee Rice. He moved to [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]] in November 1838 to study [[law]]. He was admitted to the [[bar association]] in 1842 and commenced practice in Kalamazoo. He was appointed registrar of the [[court of chancery]] in 1841 and master in chancery in 1845. Rice enlisted to serve in the [[Mexican-American War]] in 1847 and commissioned first lieutenant of Company A, First Regiment, Michigan Volunteers. He was the brother of [[Henry Mower Rice]]. He married Anna Maria Acker on November 28, 1848.
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>


==Political career==
==Political career==
In July 1849, he moved to [[St. Paul, Minnesota]] and became clerk of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]]'s third circuit the same year. He was a member of the Territorial house of representatives in 1851. Rice practiced law until 1856 when he was elected commissioner of [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey County]].
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]].


He became president of the Minnesota & Pacific Railroad Co. (1857 &ndash; 1863) and of the [[St. Paul & Pacific Railroad]] (1863 &ndash; 1872), and trustee of the latter in 1879. From 1863 to 1877, he was president of the St. Paul & Chicago Railroad.
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 &ndash; 1866 and 1874 &ndash; 1876, 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 |accessdate= 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). His reelection campaign in 1888 was unsuccessful, so he retired from public and political activities.
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).


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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He died in [[White Bear Lake, Minnesota]], on July 11, 1889. His body is interred in Oakland Cemetery in Saint Paul.

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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==
==Ancestry==
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. | accessdate= 14-April-2009 }}</ref><ref>Edmund Rice (1638) Association, 2007. Descendants of Edmund Rice: The First Nine Generations.</ref>
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>


* '''Edmund Rice,''' son of
* '''Edmund Rice,''' son of
:* Edmund Rice (March 26, 1784 &ndash; May 27, 1829), son of
** Edmund Rice (March 26, 1784 &ndash; May 27, 1829), son of
:* Jedediah Rice (b. April 2, 1755), son of
** Jedediah Rice (b. April 2, 1755), son of
::* Ashur Rice (July 6, 1694 &ndash; August 20, 1773), son of
:** Ashur Rice (July 6, 1694 &ndash; August 20, 1773), son of
::* [[Thomas Rice (1654) |Thomas Rice]] (June 30, 1654 &ndash; 1747), son of
:** [[Thomas Rice (1654)|Thomas Rice]] (June 30, 1654 &ndash; 1747), son of
::* Thomas Rice (January 26, 1626 &ndash; 1682), son of
:** Thomas Rice (January 26, 1626 &ndash; 1682), son of
:::* [[Edmund Rice (1638)|Edmund Rice]] (1594 &ndash; May 3, 1663)
**** [[Edmund Rice (1638)|Edmund Rice]] (1594 &ndash; May 3, 1663)

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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 [[Enoch White Clark|Clark banking family]] of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]].


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 09:23, 20 June 2024

For other people named Edmund Rice, see Edmund Rice (disambiguation).
Edmund Rice
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Preceded byJohn Gilfillan
Succeeded bySamuel 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 byJames K. Smith
Succeeded byWilliam Pitt Murray
Personal details
BornFebruary 14, 1819
Waitsfield, Vermont
DiedJuly 11, 1889 (aged 70)
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnna Maria Acker
Children11

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

Lt. Edmund Rice, 1847

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

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

  1. ^ The Mayors of St. Paul, 1850-1940. 1940. p. 41. hdl:2027/uc1.b3635771.
  2. ^ "Minnesota Legislators Past and Present". Retrieved 14 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Edmund Rice Six Generation Database". Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
  4. ^ Edmund Rice (1638) Association, 2007. Descendants of Edmund Rice: The First Nine Generations.
Party political offices
Preceded by
William L. Banning
 Democratic nominee for Governor of Minnesota
1879 		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 4th congressional district
1887–1889 		Succeeded by
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