Richard P. Rice
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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
- ^ a b c "Rice, Richard Pigeon". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. 4. p. 593.
- ^ Hiller, J. K. (1994). "Thorburn, Sir Robert". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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