About Griffith Rice
Lived 1664 – 1729 (aged 64–65). Griffith Rice was a politician.
Parliamentary career
Griffith Rice served as sheriff of Carmarthenshire from 1693 till 1694. In December 1701, he was elected MP of Carmarthenshire. Although he entered parliament as a Tory he voted with the Whigs on several occasions, such as voting for the Foreign Protestants Naturalization Act 1708 and for the impeachement of Dr. Henry Sacheverell in 1710, which especially angered the Tories and he was defeated in 1710 when Sir Thomas Powell won his seat.
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Who was Griffith Rice?
politician
When was Griffith Rice born?
Griffith Rice was born in 1664.
When did Griffith Rice die?
Griffith Rice died on 26 September 1729.
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Griffith Rice was a politician.
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