Background
Rice, John Hovey was born on February 5, 1816 in Mount Vernon, Maine, United States. Son of Nathaniel and Jane (Swasey) Rice.
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John Hovey Rice
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Common school education. Clerk in Registry of Deeds, Augusta, Maine, at 16. Resided there 10 years.
In mercantile business.
Deputy sheriff; studied law. Aide-de-camp to General Bachelor in the “Aroostook War”—id est (that is), Northeastern boundary dispute with Great Britain, 1838.
Moved to Piscataquis County, Maine, 1843.
Career
Practiced law; prosecuting attorney. Delegate in the 1st Republican National Convention, Philadelphia, 1856. Member Congress 4th Maine district 3 terms, 1861-1867.
Declined 4th nomination.
Customs collector, Portuguese of Bangor, Maine, 1867-1871. Practiced law in Washington, District of Columbia, with Edward Jordan, solicitor of the Treasury, 12 years.
Moved to New York, 1884. In corporation and law business there, 15 years.
In Chicago, May since 1899.
Address: Chicago, Illinois.
Achievements
Membership
Member Congress 4th Maine.
Connections
Married Grace Elizabeth Burleigh, December 7, 1847 (died 1898).
