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American politician (1816-1911)
John Hovey Rice
(February 5, 1816 ? March 14, 1911) was a
U.S. Representative
from
Maine
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Born in
Mount Vernon, Massachusetts
(now in
Maine
), to Nathaniel and Mary Jane (Swazey) Rice, Rice attended the common schools. He served as clerk in the office of the register of deeds,
Augusta, Maine
from 1831 to 1841.
He engaged in the mercantile business.
Deputy sheriff.
He served as aide-de-camp to General Bachelor in the
Aroostook War
, the northeastern boundary dispute with Great Britain, in 1838.
He moved to
Piscataquis County, Maine
, in 1843.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Piscataquis County in 1848.
He served as prosecuting attorney for Piscataquis County 1852?1860.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1856.
Rice was elected as a
Republican
to the Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eighth, and Thirty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1861 ? March 3, 1867).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination.
United States collector of customs at the port of
Bangor, Maine
from 1861 to 1871.
He moved to
Washington, D.C.
, where he practiced law for twelve years.
Thence to New York City in 1884 and practiced until 1899.
He moved to
Chicago, Illinois
, in May 1899 and remained there until his death on March 14, 1911.
He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Flood Control
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Transportation and Infrastructure*
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Alternately named
Public Works
in 80th through 93rd Congresses and
Public Works and Transportation
in 94th through 103rd Congresses.
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