Benjamin F. Rice

Benjamin F. Rice
United States Senator
from Arkansas
In office
June 23, 1868 – March 3, 1873
Preceded byCharles B. Mitchel
Succeeded byStephen Wallace Dorsey
Member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives
from Estill County
In office
August 6, 1855 – August 3, 1857
Preceded byLewis M. Wilson
Succeeded byOliver Crawford
Personal details
BornBenjamin Franklin Rice
(1828-05-26)May 26, 1828
DiedJanuary 19, 1905(1905-01-19) (aged 76)
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseNancy Jane Riddell
OccupationLawyer

Benjamin Franklin Rice (May 26, 1828 – January 19, 1905) was a Republican politician from Arkansas, among several states, who represented that state in the United States Senate during the Reconstruction years from 1868 to 1873.