Biographical Sketches:  Graham L. Rice


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The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published under
the direction of Wm. H. Froehlich, Secretary of State 1901.

page 725.

STATE OFFICERS. Terms end first Monday in January, 1903.

RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.

GRAHAM L. RICE (Rep.), of West Superior, Douglas county, Wis., was born
at Winona, Minn., Aug. 22, 1858, where he received an academic education. In
1879 he removed to Pierce county, Wis., engaging in business, and in 1887 re-
moved to West Superior, Douglas county, where he engaged in the newspaper
business, publishing the first morning daily in Douglas county, which place has
since been his home. He is by profession a newspaper man; -was secretary of
the Republican county committee in 1888, and appointed postmaster of 'West
Superior by President Harrison in 1889, serving four years. In 1893 he was
elected to the city council from the seventh ward of Superior, and was elected
railroad commissioner of lVisconsin in 1898 and re-eleeted in 1900, receiving
263,743 votes against 159.925 for George M. Hill (Dem.), 9,927 for Vernon M.
Weeks (Pro.), 6,660 for Greek Ellis (Soc.-Dem.), and 489 for William Ibs (Soc.-
Lab.).GRAHAM L. RICE (Rep.), of West Superior, Douglas county, Wis., was born
at Winona, Minn., Aug. 22, 1858, where he received an academic education. In
1879 he removed to Pierce county, Wis., engaging in business, and in 1887 re-
moved to West Superior, Douglas county, where he engaged in the newspaper
business, publishing the first morning daily in Douglas county, which place has
since been his home. He is by profession a newspaper man; -was secretary of
the Republican county committee in 1888, and appointed postmaster of 'West
Superior by President Harrison in 1889, serving four years. In 1893 he was
elected to the city council from the seventh ward of Superior, and was elected
railroad commissioner of lVisconsin in 1898 and re-eleeted in 1900, receiving
263,743 votes against 159.925 for George M. Hill (Dem.), 9,927 for Vernon M.
Weeks (Pro.), 6,660 for Greek Ellis (Soc.-Dem.), and 489 for William Ibs (Soc.-
Lab.).