Caleb Rice | |
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1st Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts | |
In office 1852–1853 | |
Preceded by | Board of Selectmen |
Succeeded by | Philos B. Tyler |
3rd[1] Sheriff of Hampden County, Massachusetts | |
In office 1831–1851 | |
Preceded by | John Phelps[2] |
Succeeded by | Patrick Boies[2] |
Member of the Board of Selectmen of West Springfield, Massachusetts[3] | |
In office 1826[3]–1830[3] | |
1st President of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company[4] | |
In office June 1851 – March 1, 1873 | |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | E. W. Bond[4] |
Personal details | |
Born | April 4, 1792 Conway, Massachusetts |
Died | March 1, 1873 | (aged 80)
Spouse | Marietta Parsons Rice (m. 1826) |
Children | Joseph Rice (1828–1831); Benjamin Stebbins Rice (1829–1831); Elizabeth D. Rice (b. 1835) |
Alma mater | Williams College |
Profession | Attorney, businessman |
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Caleb Rice (1792–1873) was an American politician and businessman. He was the first Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, when it became a city in 1852, and the first president of MassMutual Life Insurance Company, now a Fortune 100 company.[4]