Francis Rice, 5th Baron Dynevor
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Francis William Rice, 5th Baron Dynevor (May 10, 1804 – August 13, 1878) was a British
clergyman and peer
. He was the second son of the Reverend Edward Rice, Dean of Gloucester. The Dean was the second son of the 2nd Baroness Dynevor
. Rice’s mother was Charlotte Lascelles, the bastard daughter of General Francis Lascelles.
Rice was educated at Westminster School
and matriculated
at Christ Church, Oxford
on 18 October 1822. He obtained a B.A.
degree in 1826 and was awarded an M.A. degree in 1847.
From 1827 to 1878 Rice was the Vicar of Fairford
, Gloucestershire
.
He married twice. His first wife was Harriett Ives Barker, daughter of Daniel Raymond Barker, whom he married on 3 February 1830. Their child was Arthur de Cardonnel FitzUryan Rice, later 6th Baron Dynevor. Francis Rice was widowed on 22 July 1854.
His second wife was Eliza Amelia Knox, first daughter of Rev.
Henry Carnegie Knox, the Rector of Lechdale, Gloucestershire
. He married her 18 November 1856.
In 1869, upon the death of his cousin, Rice succeeded to the title of Baron Dynevor
. He died 3 August 1878 aged 74.
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clergyman and peer
Peerage
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. He was the second son of the Reverend Edward Rice, Dean of Gloucester. The Dean was the second son of the 2nd Baroness Dynevor
Cecil de Cardonnel, 2nd Baroness Dynevor
Cecil de Cardonnel, 2nd Baroness Dynevor was a Welsh peeress.She was the daughter of William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot. Her mother was the daughter and heir of Adam de Cardonnel, British Secretary of War. Under the special remainder in the creation of the barony for her father, she and her heirs...
. Rice’s mother was Charlotte Lascelles, the bastard daughter of General Francis Lascelles.
Rice was educated at Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
and matriculated
Matriculation
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at Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
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on 18 October 1822. He obtained a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in 1826 and was awarded an M.A. degree in 1847.
From 1827 to 1878 Rice was the Vicar of Fairford
Fairford
Fairford is a small town in Gloucestershire, England. The town lies in the Cotswolds on the River Coln, about east of Cirencester, west of Lechlade and north of Swindon. Nearby are RAF Fairford and the Cotswold Water Park.-Schools:...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
.
He married twice. His first wife was Harriett Ives Barker, daughter of Daniel Raymond Barker, whom he married on 3 February 1830. Their child was Arthur de Cardonnel FitzUryan Rice, later 6th Baron Dynevor. Francis Rice was widowed on 22 July 1854.
His second wife was Eliza Amelia Knox, first daughter of Rev.
The Reverend
The Reverend is a style most often used as a prefix to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. The Reverend is correctly called a style but is often and in some dictionaries called a...
Henry Carnegie Knox, the Rector of Lechdale, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. He married her 18 November 1856.
In 1869, upon the death of his cousin, Rice succeeded to the title of Baron Dynevor
Baron Dynevor
Baron Dinevor, of Dinevor in the County of Carmarthen , is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1780 for William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, with remainder to his daughter, Lady Cecil, wife of George Rice, a member of a prominent Welsh family...
. He died 3 August 1878 aged 74.