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and Yale in 1901. His History of the United States from the Compromise of 1S50 (4 vols., 1850- 64) was awarded the Loubat prize of 3000 marks for American history by the Berlin Academy of Science in 1901 and new edition was issued in 1900. RICAUD, James Barroll, jurist, was born in Baltimore, Md., Feb. 11, 1808. He attended St. Mary's college, Baltimore, Md., was admitted to the bar, and establislied himself in practice at Chestertown, Md. He was a representative in the state legislature in 183-4-3G ; state senator, 1836-44 ; presidential elector on the Harrison and Tyler ticket in 1836. and on the Clay and Freling- huysen ticket in 1844, and a Native American representative from Maryland in the 84th and 35th congresses, 1855-59. He was re-elected to the state senate in 1860, but resigned in 1864 on being appointed judge of the circuit court. He died at Chestertown, Md,, Jan. 24, 1866.

RICE, Alexander Hamilton, governor of Mas- sachusetts, was born in Newton Lower Falls, Mass., Aug. 30, 1818 ; son of Thomas and Lydia (Smith) Rice. His father was a paper manufac- turer at Newton Lower Falls. He attended the public schools of Newton ; was gradu- ated from Union col- lege, Schenectad}', N.Y., A.B., 1844, A.M., 1847, and began business in Boston , Mass., with Wilkins, Carter and Comimny, as a paper dealer and manufacturer, which business developed into the Rice, Kendall Company. He was a member of the Bos- ton school commit- tee ; a member of the board of public institutions, and a mem- ber and president of the common council of Bos- ton. He was the first Republican maj^or of the city of Boston, 1856-57, and during his admin- istration the territory known as the Back Bay district was developed, the City Hospital was started and the Public Library building was finished and dedicated. He was president of the Boston board of trade for several years, and was a Republican representative in the 36th-39th con- gresses, 1859-67, serving as chairman of the com- mittee on naval affairs, 1863-65. He was a dele- gate to the Philadelphia Loyalists' convention of 1866, and to the Republican national convention of 1868. He was governor of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1876-78, inclusive. He was twice married ; first, in 1844, to Augusta E., sister of Judge McKim of the Suffolk county

probate court, and secondly, to Angie Erickson Powell of Rochester. N.Y. He was a member of the American Archteological society ; a fellow of the American Geographical society of New York ; a member of the American Historial asso- ciation ; a trustee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, of the Episcopal Theological school, Cam- bridge, and honorary chancellor of Union univer- sity, 1881. The honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred on him by Harvard in 1876. He died in Melrose, Mass.. July 22, 1895.

RICE, Charles Allen Thorndike, journalist and reformer, was born in Boston, Mass., June 18, 1851. He studied in Germany under the supervision of his stepfather. Professor Koppler, a well-known scholar of Darmstadt, and was graduated from tlie University of Oxford, A.B.. A.M. Returning to the United States, he studied law at Columbia Law school, New York city. In 1876, having inherited a large fortune, he pur- chased the North American Review and became its editor, making the magazine non-partisan, securing able contributions from authorities on both sides of every political, religious, or social question, and soon building up a large circula- tion. He organized and managed an expedition to Central America for the purpose of unearthing tiie buried antiquities of that country, which work was begun by John L. Stephens (q.v.), and carried on by Ephraim Squires. He enlisted the assistance of Pierce Lorillard, who furnished funds for the enterprise, and after securing the co-operation of the French government, he sent out, under the lead of M. Charnay. the expedi- tion, which was very successful. For his manage- ment of the enterprise, Mr. Rice was made an officer of the Legion of Honor of France. In 1884 he founded Le Matin, conducted it on the American plan and made it one of the leading morning journals of Paris. He was the unsuc- cessful Republican candidate for representative from New York city in the 50th congress in 1886, and his defeat caused him to draft a ballot reform bill. He was the first to recommend the Austra- lian system of voting in the United States ; de- clined the Republican nomination for mayor of New York city in 1888, and in 1889 was ap- pointed by President Harrison, U.S. minister to Russia, but died before sailing for St. Petersburg. He wrote the introduction to the American edi- tion of Charnay's " Account of the Discoveries in Central America " : edited Reminiscences of Abra- ham Lincoln (1886), and contributed to " Ancient Cities of the New World" ( 1887). He died in New York city. May 16. 1889.

RICE, David, clergyman, was born in Hanover county, Va.. Dec. 29, 1733. He was graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1761 ; studied