Sir Walter Rice was a Welsh politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1584 and 1611. Rice was the only son of Griffith Rice of Newton, Llandefaisant who was High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire in 1567. In 1584, he was elected

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for

Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as ...

. He was

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for 1586 and served as a Deputy Lieutenant for Carmarthenshire from 1598 to 1608. In 1601 he was elected MP for

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and was knighted on 23 July 1603. In 1604 he was re-elected MP for Carmarthen.W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> Rice married Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir Edward Mansel of Margam. They had 4 sons and 7 daughters.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rice, Walter Year of birth missing Year of death missing Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales High Sheriffs of Carmarthenshire Place of birth missing English MPs 1584–1585 English MPs 1601 English MPs 1604–1611