Background
Abbott Barnes Rice was born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts on 17 April 1862 to Dexter Rice and Mary Ann (Adams) Rice.
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Abbott Barnes Rice
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He was educated at Brown University earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1884, and a Master of Arts in 1889.
Career
He established his early career as a clothing outfitter with his offices at 121 Tremont Saint in Boston. In his later years beginning in 1919, he became engaged in politics first being elected and serving two terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In 1923 he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate where he served two terms until his death.
Rice died on 10 October 1926 at his home in Newton, Massachusetts.
Abbott Barnes Rice was a direct descendant of Edmund Rice, an early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony, as follows:
Abbott Barnes Rice, son of
Dexter Rice (1811-1885), son of
John Rice (1781-1854), son of
Hezekiah Rice (1745-1827), son of
Bezaleel Rice (1721-1806), son of
Bezaleel Rice (1697-ca1745), son of
David Rice (1659-1723), son of
Henry Rice (1617-1711), son of
Edmund Rice, (ca1594-1663).
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American