Americus V. Rice

Americus V. Rice

Infobox Congressman
name=Americus Vespucius Rice


width=200px
state=Ohio
district=5th
party=Democrat
term=March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
preceded=Charles N. Lamison
succeeded=Benjamin Le Fevre
date of birth=November 18, 1835
place of birth=Perrysville, Ohio, USA
date of death=April 4, 1904
place of death=Washington, D.C., USA
spouse=Mary Metcalf Rice
profession=Politician, Banker, Businessman
religion=
footnotes=

Americus Vespucius Rice (November 18, 1835 – April 4, 1904) was a nineteenth century politician, banker and businessman from Ohio.

Biography

Born in Perrysville, Ohio, Rice pursued in classical studies, attended Antioch College, graduated from Union College and studied law. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was commissioned as a captain in the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment on April 27, 1861, eventually rising to brigadier general in 1865. After the close of the war, Rice was manager of a private banking house in Ottawa, Ohio, was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1872 and was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1874, serving from 1875 to 1879, not being a candidate for renomination in 1878. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions from 1877 to 1879. Afterwards, he was president of A.V. Rice & Company, a banking concern in Ottawa, Ohio, was a director in various business enterprises and was appointed a pension agent for Ohio in 1893, serving from 1894 to 1898. Rice moved to Washington, D.C. in 1899 and engaged in banking and other various enterprises and was appointed a purchasing agent for the United States Census Bureau which he served as until his death in Washington, D.C. on April 4, 1904. He was interned in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

ee also

*List of American Civil War generals

External links

CongBio|R000194 Retrieved on 2008-08-15
*findagrave|5885492 Retrieved on 2008-01-06
* [http://www.antiochians.org Antioch College Alumni Page]

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