Born in Chautauqua County, New York, August 30, 1844. In 1858 with his parents he emigrated to and settled in this township, where he married Emma P. Rawson January 5, 1863. Mr. Rice followed farming until March 6, 1876, when he moved to Brush Creek, and with his brother-in-law, opened their bank. Some years later he sold his interest in the bank and moved to Chicago in 1886, where he, entered the livestock and commission business. In politics Mr. Rice was a conservative Republican. He was elected and served, two years as representative in the Iowa legislature for Fayette county, being one of the 51 who voted for prohibition.
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