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Vincent Rice

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Vincent Rice
Rice in 1933
Teachta Dála
In office
January 1933 – July 1937
In office
April 1928 – February 1932
ConstituencyDublin North
In office
June 1927 – September 1927
ConstituencyDublin South
Personal details
Born(1875-04-21)21 April 1875
County Monaghan, Ireland
Died27 May 1959(1959-05-27) (aged 84)
Dublin, Ireland
PartyFine Gael
Other political
affiliations
Education

Vincent Rice (21 April 1875 – 27 May 1959) was an Irish politician and lawyer.[1]

A native of County Monaghan, he was educated at St Mary's College, Dundalk and attended University College Dublin. He entered King's Inns in 1900, and became a barrister in 1904 and senior counsel in 1924.[2]

He was first elected to the 5th Dáil as a National League Party TD for Dublin South at the June 1927 general election.[3] He did not take the party pledge, and after he had voted with the government in key votes, his membership of the party was terminated.[4] Shortly after the dissolution of the 5th Dáil in August 1927, Rice joined Cumann na nGaedheal along with other independent TDs John Daly and Bryan Cooper.[5][6][7]

He lost his seat at the September 1927 general election but was elected as a Cumann na nGaedheal TD for Dublin North at a by-election on 3 April 1928 caused by the disqualification of James Larkin due to bankruptcy. He lost his seat again at the 1932 general election but was re-elected at the 1933 general election. He stood as a Fine Gael candidate at the 1937 general election but did not retain his seat. He also stood unsuccessfully as a pro-business Independent candidate at the 1943 general election.[8]

He died in Rathmines, Dublin, on 27 May 1959.[9]

References

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  1. ↑ Maume, Patrick. "Rice, Vincent". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Irish Independent". 27 May 1959.
  3. ↑ "Vincent Rice". Oireachtas Members Database. October 2009. doi:10.3318/dib.009277.v1. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
  4. ↑ "Mr. Vincent Rice's Votes — Leaves the National League". The Irish Times. 12 August 1927. p. 7. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Mr. Cosgrave and the Oath". The Times. 30 August 1927.
  6. ↑ "Government's New Recruits". The Irish Times. 29 August 1927. p. 7. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Independents Join the Government Party". The Irish Times. 30 August 1927. p. 7.
  8. ↑ "Vincent Rice". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
  9. ↑ "General Registrar's Office". IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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