Dr. Leonard Eben Rice

1865 - 1951  (86 years)

• Name	Leonard Eben Rice
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	1865	Abbotts Corner, Frelighsburg, Québec, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/272845439
  Occupation	1895	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	doctor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-488296
  Died	13 Aug 1951	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Saint James Cemetery, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I488296	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

• Notes

  RICE, LEONARD EBEN was born in 1865 near Embro. He graduated from Trinity University Medical School in 1890. There is little information about his movements but the first mention of him was in the Stratford herald, as reported by the Weekly Reformer of December 27, 1894. This item said that he had been presented with a gold-headed cane on the occasion of his leaving for his home near Embro. Since he was listed in Atwood in an 1892 directory, he was probably preparing to leave that area for New Dundee. It would seem therefore that his arrival there was early in 1895. After ten years he moved on, and a great gathering of the villagers testified to the esteem in which he was held. The Daily Telegraph carried a detailed account of this party, all in superlatives. Before a crowd of three hundred he was presented with an eight day clock, and his mother received a china berry set. There were speeches, music, songs and readings. At the banquet" the menu, decorations of the table, etc. were simply perfect, " "The appetizing viands literally tickled the palate to perfection." The arrangement committee read a flattering address on behalf of the citizens. On leaving New Dundee he took postgraduate work and settled in Toronto, he practised there until 1918, and died on August 13, 1951 at the age of 86. He was survived by his widow, Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925, 1986 ______________ DR. LEONARD RICE, 86 FUNERAL WEDNESDAY Funeral service will be held Wednesday at the Ross Craig chapel, Queen St. W., for Dr. Leonard E. Rice 86, who practised in Toronto from 1890 to 1918, and died yesterday at the Queen Elizabeth hospital. Interment will be at St. James' cemetery. Dr. Rice graduated from Trinity Medical college, University of Toronto, in 1890, and later took postgraduate work in California. He spent his last several winters holidaying in Jamaica. Dr. Rice, a member of the Masonic order, was also a life member of the Mississaugua Golf club, the National club and the Boulevard club. He is survived by his widow, the former Mary Morran. The Toronto Star Tue, Aug 14, 1951 Page 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Leonard Eben Rice Sex: Male Age: 39 years (39 years) Birth Year (Estimated): 1867 Quebec Occ: Phycician - Toronto Father's Name: Eben Rice Mother's Name: Mary Bland Spouse's Name: Alice May Barrett Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 31 years (31 years) Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1875 Toronto Spouse's Father's Name: Samuel May Spouse's Mother's Name: Jane Kennedy Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 22 January 1906 Event Place: York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  
  

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  Occupation - doctor - 1895 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Aug 1951 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Cemetery, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth