Theron Moses Rice
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Theron Moses Rice was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Mecca, Ohio, Rice attended the academy in Chester, Ohio
.
He taught in the district school during the winter months.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in June 1854 and practiced for about three years in Mahoning County, Ohio.
He moved in the spring of 1858 to California, Missouri
.
He served during the Civil War
from 1861 to 1865, in the United States Infantry Volunteer Service from Missouri.
He received gradual promotions from first lieutenant to colonel.
He returned to Missouri in the spring of 1866 and resumed the practice of his profession in Tipton, Missouri
.
He was circuit judge 1868-1874.
Rice was elected as a Greenback
to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882.
He resumed the practice of law in Boonville, Missouri
, until his death in that city November 7, 1895.
He was interred in Tipton Cemetery, Tipton, Missouri
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Mecca, Ohio, Rice attended the academy in Chester, Ohio
Chester, Ohio
Chester is an unincorporated community in central Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio, United States. It lies along the Shade River at the intersection of State Routes 7 and 248. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45720.-History:Chester is one the oldest...
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He taught in the district school during the winter months.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in June 1854 and practiced for about three years in Mahoning County, Ohio.
He moved in the spring of 1858 to California, Missouri
California, Missouri
California is a city in Moniteau County, Missouri, United States. The 2010 census has the population at 4,278. It is the county seat of Moniteau County. It is the third largest city in the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
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He served during the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
from 1861 to 1865, in the United States Infantry Volunteer Service from Missouri.
He received gradual promotions from first lieutenant to colonel.
He returned to Missouri in the spring of 1866 and resumed the practice of his profession in Tipton, Missouri
Tipton, Missouri
Tipton is a city in Moniteau County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,261 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Tipton is located at ....
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He was circuit judge 1868-1874.
Rice was elected as a Greenback
United States Greenback Party
The Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882.
He resumed the practice of law in Boonville, Missouri
Boonville, Missouri
This page is about the city in Missouri. For other communities of the same name, see Boonville Boonville is a city in Cooper County, Missouri, USA. The population was 8,202 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cooper County. The city was the site of a skirmish early in the American Civil...
, until his death in that city November 7, 1895.
He was interred in Tipton Cemetery, Tipton, Missouri
Tipton, Missouri
Tipton is a city in Moniteau County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,261 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Tipton is located at ....
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