George Merrick Rice
George Merrick Rice | |
|---|---|
 George Merrick Rice 1870 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Worcester district | |
| In office 1869–1870 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1808 West Brookfield, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | November 10, 1894 (aged 85) Worcester, Massachusetts, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ruth Jane (White) Rice (m. 23 Jan 1832) |
| Children | George Merrick Rice, Jr. (b. 1833); Henrietta Hurd (Rice) Vassar (b. 15 Mar 1840); Elizabeth Frances Jane (Rice) Holmes (b. 15 Nov 1841); Mary Louisa (Rice) Hunt (b. 4 Aug 1848). |
| Residence(s) | Leicester, Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Profession | businessman, banker, state legislator |
George Merrick Rice (November 20, 1808 – November 10, 1894) was an American businessman from
Massachusetts State Senate from 1869 to 1870.[1]
Biography
George Merrick Rice was born in
open hearth steel furnace. The business operated for 30 years in Worcester and was one of the largest businesses in the city, entering bankruptcy in 1890.[3] He also served as president of the Worcester Safe Deposit and Trust Company and president of the Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company.[1]
Rice was active in Republican Party politics in Massachusetts, serving in the Worcester Common Council and as the Common Council President for three years. He was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in the elections of 1868, serving from 1869 to 1870, and was very active in the temperance movement.[1] He died 10 Nov 1894 in Worcester, Massachusetts.[4]
Family relations
Rice was a direct descendant of
Edmund Rice, an early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony as follows:[2] His father Col. Samuel Buckminster Rice was a member of the Massachusetts militia and a Massachusetts State Representative in 1813 and 1816.[5][6]
- George Merrick Rice, son of
- Col. Samuel Buckminster Rice (1760–1828), son of
- Capt. Tilly Rice (1724–1803), son of
- Obadiah Rice (1698–1761)[7] son of
- Jacob Rice (1660–1746), son of
- Edward Rice (1622–1712), son of
- Edmund Rice(c.1594–1663)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Nutt, Charles (1919). History of Worcester and its People. Vol. 4. New York: Lewis Publishing Company. p. 584.
- ^ a b Edmund Rice (1638) Association, 2015. Descendants of Edmund Rice: The First Nine Generations. (CD-ROM) ERA Publications
- ^ "Worcester Steel Works Failure". New York Times. 7 October 1890. p. 9. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Vital Records Worcester, MA
- ^ Ward, Andrew H. (1858). A Genealogical History of the Rice Family: Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice. Boston: C. Benjamin Richardson Publishing Company. p. 174.
- ^ "Col. Samuel Buckminster Rice". Edmund Rice (1638) Association. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 6 Jul 2016.
- ^ Temple, Josiah Howard (1887). History of North Brookfield, Massachusetts. Preceded by an account of old Quabaug, Indian and English occupation, 1647-1676; Brookfield records, 1686-1783. The Town of North Brookfield. p. 722.