Alexander H. Rice
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Alexander Hamilton Rice (August 30, 1818 – July 22, 1895) was Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1856-1857, a U.S. Congressman during the American Civil War, and the Governor of Massachusetts from 1876–78.
[edit] Biography
Born in Newton, Massachusetts, to Thomas and Lydia (Smith), Rice received "business training in his father's paper mill at Newton and in a mercantile house in Boston"[1]. He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1844.[2] Upon graduating, he became a paper manufacturer and dealer with Wilkins, Carter and Company in Boston.[2]
Rice served as the first Republican mayor of the City of Boston from 1856 to 1857. During his tenure, the area known as Back Bay was developed.[2]
He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1859–1867, serving as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs from 1863–65.[2]
He died in Melrose, Massachusetts, on July 22, 1895.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Alexander Hamilton Rice - Virtual American Biographies Accessed April 13, 2006.
- ^ a b c d e Alexander Hamilton Rice - Celebrity Relations Accessed April 13, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Official Commonwealth of Massachusetts Governor Biography
| Preceded by Linus B. Comins |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
Succeeded by Samuel Hooper |
| Preceded by Benjamin Thomas |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 |
Succeeded by Ginery Twichell |
| Preceded by William Gaston |
Governor of Massachusetts January 6, 1876 – January 2, 1879 |
Succeeded by Thomas Talbot |
