John Campbell Rice

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
Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court
In office
1922–1923
Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court
In office
1917–1923
Preceded byIsaac N. Sullivan
Succeeded byWilliam E. Lee
Idaho 7th Judicial District judge
In office
1931–1937
Personal details
Born(1864-01-27)January 27, 1864
Cass County, Illinois U.S.
DiedNovember 7, 1937(1937-11-07) (aged 73)
Caldwell, Idaho
Cause of deathHeart attack
Resting placeCanyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Idaho
43.6882829°N 116.6765856°W / 43.6882829; -116.6765856
Political partyDemocrat
SpouseMaude M. Beshears
ChildrenElbert G., Homer B., Martha Ann, Mary Lois (Robb), Josephine Eva (Polivka)
Parents
  • Elbert G. Rice (father)
  • Mary Ann Camp (mother)
Residence(s)Caldwell, Idaho
EducationIllinois College (1885) A.B., University of Michigan (1888) A.M., Cornell University (1890), LL.B.

Early life and education

Rice 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

By 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

Rice married Maude M. Beshears (October 18, 1876 – July 1, 1923) in Caldwell in 1895.[6][7] The family included five children.

Death

Rice 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

Further reading

References
  1. Hiram T. French (1899). An Illustrated History of the State of Idaho. Vol. 1. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 41. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  2. James H. Hawley (1920). History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains. Vol. 2. S.J. Clarke. p. 25. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  3. Calendar of the University of Michigan for 1886–1887. University of Michigan Press. 1887. p. 207. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  4. The Ten Year Book of Cornell University 1868–1898. Andrus & Church. 1898. p. 251. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  5. "John C. Rice Dies Suddenly". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 8, 1937. p. 1.
  6. Justin Glenn (2014). The Washingtons: A Family History. Vol. 6. p. 54. ISBN 9781940669311. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  7. "Mrs. J.C. Rice Passes Away". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. July 2, 1923. p. 3.
  8. "Veteran Idaho jurist is dead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 8, 1937. p. 5.


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