Legislator Details

Image of Wayne Remington Rice
Image Description:
Wayne R. Rice portrait taken from Michigan Manual, 1917-18 [unpaged]

Wayne Remington Rice
AKA:
Number of sessions served 3
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 27

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 7/26/1885
City: Plainfield twp. MI
County: Kent County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 6/7/1945
City: East Grand Rapids, MI
County: Kent County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 6/11/1945
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Woodmere Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Wilhelmina or Minnie; children: Paula Jean, Wayne

Number of Children: 0

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: lawyer, salesman
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
Grand Rapids High School; Law degree, University of Michigan, 1908

Biographical Sketch:
Of Irish and American descent. Son of Nathaniel and Adelia (Corkoran) Rice. Located at White Cloud, Newago County to practice law after graduation. Served as circuit court commissioner in 1910. Was elected speaker pro tem in the 1915 session and was the unanimous choice for speaker at the 1917 session. He was a salesman for Strauss Security Co. at the time of his death.

Notable Facts:
He was diabetic. Death cert. says he was to be buried in Woodmere in Detroit. Find-a-Grave places him th Greenwood Cemetery in Grand Rapids.

Sessions Served:

Forty-Ninth Legislature, 1917-1918
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On:
Postions Held: Speaker

City of Residence: White Cloud
County of Residence Newaygo
District: Newaygo
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/7/1916
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1917
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Single
Notes:
Forty-Eighth Legislature, 1915-1916
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Insurance , State Sanatorium , Ways and Means
Postions Held: Speaker Pro Tempore

City of Residence: White Cloud
County of Residence Newaygo
District: Newaygo
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/3/1914
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1915
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Single
Notes: Chair of Insurance;
Forty-Seventh Legislature, 1913-1914
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: College of Mines , Judiciary , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , State Capitol and Public Buildings
Postions Held:

City of Residence: White Cloud
County of Residence Newaygo
District: Newaygo
District Description: Newaygo County

Date Elected: 11/5/1912
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1913
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Single
Notes:

Bibliography:

Manual 1913 p.757; Manual 1917 p.801; PolGryd; Michiganology; USCen 1920, 1930; Find-a-Grave.com
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