John Campbell Rice (January 27, 1864 – November 7, 1937) was an American attorney and judge. He was a justice of the Idaho Supreme Court and served as chief justice from 1922 to 1923.
John Campbell Rice | |
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| Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court | |
| In office 1922–1923 | |
| Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court | |
| In office 1917–1923 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac N. Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | William E. Lee |
| Idaho 7th Judicial District judge | |
| In office 1931–1937 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 27, 1864 Cass County, Illinois U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 1937 (aged 73) Caldwell, Idaho |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Idaho 43°41′18″N 116°40′36″W / 43.6882829°N 116.6765856°W |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Maude M. Beshears |
| Children | Elbert G., Homer B., Martha Ann, Mary Lois (Robb), Josephine Eva (Polivka) |
| Parents |
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| Residence(s) | Caldwell, Idaho |
| Education | Illinois College (1885) A.B., University of Michigan (1888) A.M., Cornell University (1890), LL.B. |
Early life and education
editRice was born January 27, 1864, in Cass County, Illinois, to parents Elbert G. and Mary Ann (Camp) Rice. The eighth of eleven children, Rice attended public school in Cass County. He later attended Illinois College in Jacksonville, receiving an A.B. degree in 1885.
He taught mathematics at the college in 1886, and earned an A.M. degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1888.[1][2][3] In 1890, Rice received an LL.B. degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.[4]
Career
editBy 1891. Rice had moved west to Caldwell, Idaho, and entered into law practice with a Cornell University classmate, John T. Morrison.[4] In 1892, Rice helped to organize the College of Idaho, teaching classes and serving as a trustee, and helped to organize the Caldwell Commercial Bank in 1894, and he served as bank president.[5] He served in the Idaho Legislature for one two-year term, 1897 to 1899, and Rice was elected mayor of Caldwell for a one-year term in 1901.[2]
Rice was elected to a six-year term on the Idaho Supreme Court in 1917. He served as chief justice 1922–1923. In 1931, Rice became a judge in Idaho's 7th Judicial District and continued in that office until his death in 1937.[5]
Family
editRice married Maude M. Beshears (October 18, 1876 – July 1, 1923) in Caldwell in 1895.[6][7] The family included five children.
Death
editRice died of a heart attack in 1937 at age 73 while walking home from church on November 7; he was survived by his five children.[5][8]
See also
edit- List of justices of the Idaho Supreme Court
- John C. Rice House (relocated), listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- The Rice Building (1910) is a contributing resource in the Caldwell Historic District
Further reading
edit- Educator, Attorney, and Supreme Court Justice John Rice, South Fork Companion, January 27, 2019
References
edit- ^ Hiram T. French (1899). An Illustrated History of the State of Idaho. Vol. 1. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 41. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ a b James H. Hawley (1920). History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains. Vol. 2. S.J. Clarke. p. 25. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ Calendar of the University of Michigan for 1886–1887. University of Michigan Press. 1887. p. 207. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ a b The Ten Year Book of Cornell University 1868–1898. Andrus & Church. 1898. p. 251. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c "John C. Rice Dies Suddenly". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 8, 1937. p. 1.
- ^ Justin Glenn (2014). The Washingtons: A Family History. Vol. 6. p. 54. ISBN 9781940669311. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ "Mrs. J.C. Rice Passes Away". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. July 2, 1923. p. 3.
- ^ "Veteran Idaho jurist is dead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 8, 1937. p. 5.
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