Background
Rice, Heber Holbrook was born on December 21, 1882 in Paintsville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Harvey Burns and Mary Louisa (Hurt) Rice.
Rice, Heber Holbrook was born on December 21, 1882 in Paintsville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Harvey Burns and Mary Louisa (Hurt) Rice.
Bachelor of Science U. Kentucky, 1904, Doctor of Laws, 1956. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1907. Doctor of Laws, Athens College, 1944.
Admitted to Kentucky State bar 1907, West. Virginia, 1908, Tennessee, 1919, District of Columbia 1922, Court of Claims, 1923, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1928. Practiced law Huntington, West Virginia, 1908-1916. Assistant prosecuting attorney, Cabell County, 1909-1911.
Counsel for government in martial law litigation, 1914-1915.
Attorney Old Hickory Powder Plant, Nashville, 1919-1921. Attorney, later special assistant to the United States Attorney General, Washington, District of Columbia, 1921-1934.
Also special assistant to United State Attorneys, District of Columbia, 1922-1923. Attorney, later head attorney H.O.L.C., Washington, 1934-1944, supervising 150,000 land law suits and proceedings in all 48 states.
On general counsel staff, comptroller general Office, Washington, District of Columbia, 1944-1952.
Executive director Federal Bar Association, 1952-1953. Private practice law since 1952. Director various organizations.
Served as major commanding battalion, United States Army, Mexico Border Service, World War I, 1916-1918. Member American Bar Association (former Chairman of Commission on private claims, and of commission on comparative land laws. Membership, speakers, keymen, reception Coms., recipient meritorious service award, 1952), American Trade Association Executives, United Nations League of Lawyers (honorary president original secretary general, 1946, delegate to Paris Conference, 1948), University of Kentucky Alumni Association, West. Virginia Society of District of Columbia (president 1938-1940).
Judge Advocates Association (chairman Harvard Law Class Reunion, 1947, 57), Conference of State Societies (president 1953-1954), Kentucky and Maryland.
State Societies, American Legion (past commander), Military Order World Wars, Reserve Officers Association, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Methodist; Mason (Shriner).
Clubs: Post Mortem, Sertoma, Harvard.
Married Ruth Straughan, September 6, 1917. Children: Heber H., Junior.