Richard P. Rice

Richard Pigeon Rice (before 1846 – after 1897) was a merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Twillingate and Fogo in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1878 to 1885.[1]

He was a merchant at Twillingate. Rice was reelected in 1882 but fell out with William Whiteway over the Harbour Grace Affray[1] of 1883, a confrontation between members of the Orange Order and Roman Catholics.[2] He supported the Reform party being formed by Robert Thorburn and did not run for reelection in 1885. Rice served as magistrate of Greenspond from 1886 to 1897.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rice, Richard Pigeon". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Volume 4. p. 593.
  2. ↑ Hiller, J. K. (1994). "Thorburn, Sir Robert". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.


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