Honor Frank J. Rice
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Frank J. Rice was a four-term Republican mayor of New Haven, Connecticut
.. At 18 he went into the grocery business. And a few years after became the superintendent of H.P. Ives & Company. He was voted in as mayor in 1909, winning the race by 402 votes. He was a former member of the New Haven Councilmen. At one time in his life he was a trolley conductor in New Haven. He died mid way through the first year of his fourth term as mayor.
His wife was Charlotte A. Watrous, a native of Clinton, CT. He had two children: Russel L., born July 8, 1894, and Mancel W.
He was a member of The Masons, the Odd Fellows, Elks, Red Men, Heptasophs, the Eagles, the Woodmen of the World, the Knights of Pythias, the Aryan Grotto and the Haru Gari. Mayor Rice also supported scouting and was a founding member of the boy Scouts of America in 1910 (Headquarters in New Haven, CT).
By 1915 Mayor Rice set up playgrounds across the city. He mainly focused on tenement districts and said that the cost was one cent per child per hour of play.
A baseball field named Rice Field in Cedar Hill
was named after the mayor. In 1921, land along View Street in Cedar Hill was filled in for Rice Field.
When Adm. Richard E. Byrd
visited New Haven in 1947, he spoke before the people of New Haven at Rice Field.
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
.. At 18 he went into the grocery business. And a few years after became the superintendent of H.P. Ives & Company. He was voted in as mayor in 1909, winning the race by 402 votes. He was a former member of the New Haven Councilmen. At one time in his life he was a trolley conductor in New Haven. He died mid way through the first year of his fourth term as mayor.
His wife was Charlotte A. Watrous, a native of Clinton, CT. He had two children: Russel L., born July 8, 1894, and Mancel W.
He was a member of The Masons, the Odd Fellows, Elks, Red Men, Heptasophs, the Eagles, the Woodmen of the World, the Knights of Pythias, the Aryan Grotto and the Haru Gari. Mayor Rice also supported scouting and was a founding member of the boy Scouts of America in 1910 (Headquarters in New Haven, CT).
By 1915 Mayor Rice set up playgrounds across the city. He mainly focused on tenement districts and said that the cost was one cent per child per hour of play.
A baseball field named Rice Field in Cedar Hill
Cedar Hill (New Haven)
Cedar Hill is a neighborhood in New Haven, Connecticut. It includes portions of the city-designated neighborhoods of East Rock, Quinnipiac Meadows, and Mill River.Cedar Hill was named for cedar trees that were once plentiful there in 1665...
was named after the mayor. In 1921, land along View Street in Cedar Hill was filled in for Rice Field.
When Adm. Richard E. Byrd
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., USN was a naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics...
visited New Haven in 1947, he spoke before the people of New Haven at Rice Field.