Claton Silas Rice

Background

Rice, Claton Silas was born on November 30, 1883 in Magnolia, Iowa, United States. Son of Eugene Taylor and Fannie Maria (Dalton) Rice.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Bellevue College, 1905. Graduate Princeton Theological Seminary, 1908. Master of Arts, Princeton, 1908.

Postgraduate McCormick Theological Seminary, 1909.

Doctor of Divinity, Pacific School Religion, 1935.

Career

Served as home missionary in Saint George, Myton, and Cedar City (all Utah). Pastor in New Plymouth, Idaho, 1919-1923. Assistant superintendent Southern Idaho Congressional Conference, 1923-1925.

Superintendent Southern Idaho and Utah Congressional Conference, 1925-1929.

Superintendent Montana Congressional Conference, 1929-1934. Superintendent Washington Congressional Conference, 1934-1946, now superintendent emeritus.

With Japanese churches in Hawaii under Hawaiian Evangelical Association, 1955-1956.

Achievements

• Claton Silas Rice has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served as home missionary in Saint George, Myton, and Cedar City (all Utah). Mason (Shriner).; Club: China (Seattle).

Connections

Married Esther Wood, December 17, 1913. Children: Carol, Glen Griffith, Jean, Mary Eleanor.

Father:

Eugene Taylor Rice

Mother:

Fannie Maria (Dalton) Rice

Spouse:

Esther Wood

child:

Mary Eleanor Rice

child:

Carol Rice

child:

Jean Rice

child:

Glen Griffith Rice