Americus Vespucius Rice was a nineteenth-century politician, banker, and businessman from Ohio. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was appointed brigadier general at the end of the war, on May 31, 1865. Wikipedia
Born: November 18, 1835, Perrysville, OH
Died: April 4, 1904 (age 68 years), Washington, D.C.
Party: Democratic Party
Previous office: Representative (1875–1879)
Education: Antioch College