Edmund Rice (politician)

Edmund Rice

Edmund Rice (born February 14, 1819 in Waitsfield , Washington County , Vermont , † July 11, 1889 in White Bear Lake , Minnesota ) was an American politician . Between 1887 and 1889 he represented the state of Minnesota in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edmund Rice was the younger brother of Henry Mower Rice (1816-1894), who between 1853 and 1863 represented the Minnesota Territory and later the State of Minnesota in both houses of Congress . The younger Rice attended his homeland public schools and moved to Kalamazoo , Michigan , in November 1838 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1842, he began to work in this profession in his new hometown. There he was also employed by the chancellery court. In 1847 he took part in the Mexican-American War as a lieutenant in a unit from Michigan .

In 1849, Rice moved to Saint Paul , Minnesota. There he became an employee of the Supreme Court of the Territory. He joined the Democratic Party and was elected to the Territorial House of Representatives in 1851. Until 1856 he still practiced as a lawyer. Then became a county commissioner in Ramsey County . Between 1857 and 1863, Rice served as president of the Minnesota & Pacific Railroad . Until 1877 he was also president of two other railway companies.

Rice was a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1864 to 1866 and again from 1874 to 1876 . Between 1867 and 1878 he was a member of the House of Representatives of this state several times . He also served as Mayor of Saint Paul from 1881 to 1883 and between 1885 and 1887. In 1886 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Minnesota , where he succeeded John Gilfillan on March 4, 1887 . Since he was defeated by the Republican Samuel Snider in the following elections in 1888 , he was only able to complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1889 .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Edmund Rice withdrew from the public. He died that same year, on July 11, 1889, and was buried in Saint Paul.

Web links

• Edmund Rice (politicians) in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Edmund Rice in the database of Find a Grave (English)