William Henry Rice
Full Name: William Henry RiceDate of birth: August 12, 1859
Date of death: March 13, 1930
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| S | 31 | Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 | 38th (1) (2) | Democrat | Decatur / Wise | Denton, Montague, Wise |
(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1924 due to redistricting. Act approved 1921 and effective Apr. 1, 1924, 37th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 60, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 38th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November Seventh, 1922, oath of office administered, 1/9/1923, p. 1-2. Senate Journal.
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Senate District 31
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 Legislatures: 38th (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Decatur / Wise Counties in district: Denton, Montague, Wise |
(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1924 due to redistricting. Act approved 1921 and effective Apr. 1, 1924, 37th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 60, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 38th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November Seventh, 1922, oath of office administered, 1/9/1923, p. 1-2. Senate Journal.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 41st Legislature, 5th C.S., 3/14/1930, p. 253. Resolutions - Memorial.
- 38th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, "On Members of the Senate," pp. 325-326. Senate Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch and photo, "Senator Rice is a Progressive," 12/8/1922, p. 10. Wise County Messenger.
- Partial obituary, "Senator Rice Dies in Duke [Oklahoma]," Wise County Messenger, 3/20/1930, p. 1 (original missing p. 3). Born 8/12/1856 near Cross Plains, Missouri, died 3/13/1930 in Oklahoma. Resolutions of the Masons, William H. Rice, 3/27/1930, p. 1. Wise County Messenger.
Other Resources
- William H. Rice (1857-1930), burial in Oaklawn Cemetery, Decatur, Wise County. Includes partial obituary in Wise County Messenger, 3/20/1930. Find a Grave.
- William H. Rice, death date 3/13/1930 in Jackson County, Oklahoma. Oklahoma State Vital Records Index, 2016.
- 38th Legislature (1923) - W.H. Rice, Decatur, Wise County, age 66, stock farmer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
- Genealogical Outline of the Will Rice Family, William Henry Rice, born 8/12/1859 in Hazel Hill, Johnson County, Missouri; died 3/13/1930 in Duke, Jackson County, Oklahoma. Introduction, "Will Rice was a cowboy preacher, politician, rancher, landspeculator, story teller, Texas State Senator, and 32nd Degree Mason and Grand Master of the Texas Lodge." Stories, Writing a Family, notes "Grandaddy Will Became a Texas State Senator." Will Rice Family Online Reunion.
Photographs
- Photograph. W.H. Rice, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 38th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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38th R.S. - 1923
Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair) Internal Improvements Representative Districts (Chair) Senatorial Districts (Chair) State Penitentiaries Stock and Stock Raising |
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