Edward Royd Rice

Edward Royd Rice JP DL (25 April 1790 – 27 November 1878) was an English politician and first-class cricketer.

[2] From 1837 to 1857, Rice served as a Whig Member of Parliament for Dover.

[1] In cricket, he was associated with Middlesex and was active from 1826 to 1834, being recorded in two first-class matches in which he totalled 22 runs with a highest score of 13.

[4] Together, they lived at Dane Court in Tilmanstone, Kent,[5][6] and were the parents of ten sons and five daughters:[1] Rice died on 27 November 1878 in Eastry, Kent, and was buried at St. Andrew Churchyard in Tilmanstone.

Through his son Cecil, he was a grandfather of Walter Francis Rice, Lieutenant Governor of British Crown Colony of Burma.