Vincent Rice

Vincent Rice (21 April 1875 – 27 May 1959) was an Irish politician and lawyer.

A native of County Monaghan, he was educated at St Mary's College, Dundalk and attended University College Dublin. He entered King's Inns in 1900, and became a barrister in 1904 and senior counsel in 1924.

He was first elected to the 5th Dáil as a National League Party TD for Dublin South at the June 1927 general election. He did not take the party pledge, and after he had voted with the government in key votes, his membership of the party was terminated. Shortly after the dissolution of the 5th Dáil in August 1927, Rice joined Cumann na nGaedheal along with other independent TDs John Daly and Bryan Cooper.

He lost his seat at the September 1927 general election but was elected as a Cumann na nGaedheal TD for Dublin North at a by-election on 3 April 1928 caused by the disqualification of James Larkin due to bankruptcy. He lost his seat again at the 1932 general election but was re-elected at the 1933 general election. He stood as a Fine Gael candidate at the 1937 general election but did not retain his seat. He also stood unsuccessfully as a pro-business Independent candidate at the 1943 general election.

He died in Rathmines, Dublin, on 27 May 1959.