Irving F. Rice (October 17, 1867 – March 8, 1936) was an American farmer and politician from New York.

Life

Rice was born on October 17, 1867, in Truxton, New York. His great-grandfather, Moses Rice, was one of the first settlers in Cortland County.[1]

Rice initially worked as a mechanic in Cortland. After two years of poor health, he decided to live in the country instead. In around 1896, he bought a 16-acre farm a mile and a half away from Cortland and began raising poultry. He became known as one of the most successful single-comb white leghorn breeders in the country and an expert on poultry issues. He frequently served as a judge for prominent poultry shows, including the Madison Square Garden Poultry Show and the New York State Fair.[2] He was one of two New York men to be in the Jury of Awards at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. He was also a lecturer for the Farmers' Institute, president of the Farm Bureau's Organization, and a Master in his local and county Grange.[1]

In 1918, Rice was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing Cortland County. He served in the Assembly in 1919,[1] 1920,[3] 1921,[4] 1922,[5] 1923,[6] 1924,[7] 1925,[8] 1926,[9] 1927,[10] 1928,[11] 1929, 1930, 1931,[12] 1932,[13] and 1933.[14]

Rice died at home on March 8, 1936.[15] He was buried in Cortland Rural Cemetery.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Malcolm, James (1919). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 167–168 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Twenty-Second Annual Report of the Department of Agriculture For the Year Ending September 30, 1914. Part III. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. 1915. pp. 1777–1778 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Malcolm, James (1920). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 198–199 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Malcolm, James (1921). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 131 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Malcolm, James (1922). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 128–129 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Malcolm, James (1923). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 116 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Malcolm, James (1924). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 113 – via FamilySearch.
  8. ↑ Malcolm, James (1925). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 114–115 – via FamilySearch.
  9. ↑ Malcolm, James (1926). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 116–117 – via FamilySearch.
  10. ↑ Malcolm, James (1927). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 90 – via FamilySearch.
  11. ↑ Malcolm, James (1928). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 91 – via FamilySearch.
  12. ↑ Malcolm, James (1931). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 99–100 – via FamilySearch.
  13. ↑ Malcolm, James (1932). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 100 – via FamilySearch.
  14. ↑ Malcolm, James (1933). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 103 – via FamilySearch.
  15. ↑ "Irving F. Rice" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LXXXV, no. 28534. New York, N.Y. 9 March 1936. p. 17.
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