William W. Rice

William W. Rice

William Whitney Rice (March 7, 1826 - March 1, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, Rice attended Gorham Academy, Maine, and was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1846.
*He was the preceptor of Leicester Academy, Massachusetts from 1847 to 1851.
*He studied law in Worcester.
*He was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced practice in that city.
*He was appointed judge of insolvency for Worcester County in 1858.
*He served as mayor of the city of Worcester in 1860.
*He served as district attorney for the middle district of Massachusetts 1869-1874.
*He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1875.

Rice was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1887).
*He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress.
*He resumed the practice of law in Worcester, Massachusetts, and died there March 1, 1896.
*He was interred in the Rural Cemetery.

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