Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Rice, William Henry June 24, 1874 - 
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Ltd. Territory of Hawaii, 1925
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

WILLIAM HENRY RICE, Public Official. William Henry Rice, like his father, the 
late William Hyde Rice, turned in his youth to agriculture, but devoted 
himself later to public office exclusively. He was born to William Hyde and 
Mary (Waterhouse) Rice at Lihue, Kauai, on June 24, 1874, and obtained his 
preliminary education on the mainland, in the public schools of Colorado. 
Later he attended Oahu College, Honolulu. He entered the employ of Lihue ranch 
soon after leaving college.
  At the age of 20 Mr. Rice was appointed manager of Lihue ranch and held that 
position until 1897, when he left to become manager of the Lihue Livery 
stables. Meanwhile he had taken over the Lihue hotel, which he still owns. He 
served as deputy sheriff of Kauai from 1900 to 1905, relinquishing the 
management of the Lihue Stables in 1903 to give all of his attention to his 
office. In 1905 Mr. Rice was elected sheriff of Kauai. He has held that 
position since, being returned for each succeeding term. He completed twenty 
years of service as sheriff in 1925.
  Sheriff Rice was chairman of the Selective Draft Committee for Kauai in 
1917. His interest in politics is keen and he was a member of the territorial 
Republican Central Committee from 1904 to 1912 and 192201923 and a member of 
the Kauai Republican county committee from 1912 to 1916.
  He has been active in civic affairs generally, having been a member of the 
Hawaiian Promotion Committee and of the Hawaii Tourist bureau since 1916 by 
gubernatorial appointment. He also is a member of the Hawaiian Historical 
society, the Kauai Historical society, the Kauai Chamber of Commerce, and 
Kauai Lodge, No. 589, F. & A. M., a 32nd degree Mason and Shriner. He is 
president of Wm. Hyde Rice, Ltd., succeeding his late father in that position.
  Sheriff Rice married Mary Agnes Girvin in Honolulu on June 8, 1897. Five 
children were born of the union, William Harrison, Paul Girvin, Richard Hans, 
Mary Dorothea Isenberg and Helen Flora.


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