Benjamin F. Rice

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Benjamin F. Rice

Benjamin Franklin Rice (born May 26, 1828 in East Otto , Cattaraugus County , New York , †  January 19, 1905 in Tulsa , Oklahoma ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of Arkansas in the US Senate .

Benjamin Rice received his education from private tutors. He studied law and practiced after his admission to the bar as a lawyer in Irvine ( Kentucky ). His political career began in this state with membership in the House of Representatives there between 1855 and 1856. In the presidential election in 1856 he was a member of the Electoral College for the Republicans . In 1860, Rice moved to Minnesota , where he joined the Union Army . During the civil war he fought at first with the rank of captain ; later in the war he was promoted to Judge Advocate .

In 1864 Benjamin Rice settled in Little Rock, Arkansas, which had been captured by Union troops the year before. He worked there again as a lawyer and took part in building the Republican Party in that state. In the following years he helped to meet the requirements for the re-entry of Arkansas into the Union; after that happened, Rice was elected as the representative of the state to the US Senate. He stayed there from June 23, 1868 to March 3, 1873. During this time he was, among other things, chairman of the mining committee.

After that, Rice worked as a lawyer again. From 1875 to 1882 he lived in Colorado for health reasons before he returned to Washington, DC , where he continued his profession until his death.

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  • Benjamin F. Rice in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Rice, Benjamin F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rice, Benjamin Franklin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH East Otto , New York
DATE OF DEATH January 19, 1905
Place of death Tulsa , Oklahoma