John H. Rice

American politician (1816-1911)

For the American football coach and college administrator, see John H. Rice (American football).

John Hovey Rice

Congressman John Hovey Rice 1865

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867
Preceded by| Anson Morrill
Succeeded by| John A. Peters
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 5th district
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 (now Maine)
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 a U.S. Representative from Maine.

## Biography

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Born in Mount Vernon, Massachusetts (now in Maine), 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, Maine from 1831 to 1841. He engaged in the mercantile business. Deputy sheriff. He served as aide-de-camp to General Bachelor in the Aroostook War, the northeastern boundary dispute with Great Britain, in 1838. He moved to Piscataquis 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 a Republican to 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 of Bangor, Maine from 1861 to 1871. He moved to Washington, D.C., where he practiced law for twelve years. Thence to New York City in 1884 and practiced until 1899. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, in May 1899 and remained there until his death on March 14, 1911. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

## References

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

## External links

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* John H. Rice at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded by

Stephen Coburn

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 5th congressional district
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863  | Succeeded by

Frederick A. Pike

Preceded by

Anson P. Morrill

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 4th congressional district
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867  | Succeeded by

John A. Peters

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Public Buildings and Grounds
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* Jones
* Johnson
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* Roe
* Mineta
* E. Shuster
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