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Representative Richard Charles Rice View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 1/1/1912
Birth Place: Stuben County, New York
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Assemblies Served:
House: 21 (1886) - 22 (1888)
Home County: Woodbury
Richard Charles Rice
Woodbury County
Born May 16, 1842, in Steuben County, New York, died January 1, 1912 in Woodbury County, Iowa. Mr. Rice married Harriet E. Gordon on July 28, 1874 in Woodbury County, Iowa. Mr. Rice graduated from the University of Buffalo Medical School in 1865. He was a prominent figure in the early history of Smithland acting as a banker, drug store owner, founder of a weekly newspaper, and as a practicing physician. He was elected to represent Woodbury county in the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Iowa General Assemblies, 1886-1888.
Sources:
House District 58
Committees
22nd GA (1888)
Legislation Sponsored
22nd GA (1888)