Arthur Rice, 6th Baron Dynevor
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Arthur de Cardonnel FitzUryan Rice, 6th Baron Dynevor (24 January 1836 – 8 June 1911), was a British peer.


Life

He was the son of
Francis William Rice, 5th Baron Dynevor Francis William Rice, 5th Baron Dynevor (May 10, 1804 – August 13, 1878) was a British clergyman and peer. He was the second son of the Reverend Edward Rice, Dean of Gloucester himself second son of the 2nd Baroness Dynevor. The Dean's w ...
, and Harriett Ives Barker. His elder sister,
Ellen Joyce The Hon. Ellen Joyce CBE CStJ born Ellen Rice (12 January 1832 – 21 May 1924) was a British organiser of women's emigration from the UK. She started and ran the British Women's Emigration Association. Life Rice was born In Fairford, Glouceste ...
, was a pioneer of women's emigration. On 17 October 1855 Rice
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at
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. He gained a
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degree in 1855 and was awarded an
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degree in 1865. Rice married Selina Lascelles, the daughter of Hon. Arthur Lascelles, the fifth son of
Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood DL (25 December 1767 – 24 November 1841), known as Viscount Lascelles from 1814 to 1820, was a British peer, Tory politician, planter and art collector. Early life and politics Harewood was the second son ...
. The child of the couple was Walter FitzUryan Rice, born 17 August 1873. Walter later reverted to the
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form of his name "Rhys". He became a member of
Carmarthenshire County Council Carmarthenshire County Council ( or ''Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin'') is the local authority for the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It provides a range of services including education, planning, transport, social services and public safety. The co ...
at the inaugural elections in
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, representing
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. The 6th Baron Dynevor died on 8 June 1911 aged 75 at
Dynevor Castle Dinefwr Castle (; also known as Old Dynevor Castle) is a ruined castle overlooking the River Towy near the town of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It lies on a ridge on the northern bank of the Towy, with a steep drop of one hundred feet to t ...
.


References

1836 births 1911 deaths 06 Dynevor, Arthur Rice, 6th Baron
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Members of Carmarthenshire County Council {{GB-baron-stub