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Benjamin Rice Lacy | |
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 Engraving, 1901 | |
| 19th North Carolina State Treasurer | |
| In office January 15, 1901 – February 21, 1929 | |
| Governor | Charles Brantley Aycock Robert Broadnax Glenn William Walton Kitchin Locke Craig Thomas Walter Bickett Cameron A. Morrison Angus Wilton McLean Oliver Max Gardner |
| Preceded by | William H. Worth |
| Succeeded by | Nathan O'Berry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 19, 1854 Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina |
| Died | February 21, 1929 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Mary Burwell |
| Profession | Locomotive engineer, public servant |
Benjamin Rice Lacy (June 19, 1854 – February 21, 1929) served as North Carolina Commissioner of Labor from 1893–1897 and 1899–1901, and as North Carolina State Treasurer from 1901–1929. Lacy died one month after taking office for his eighth term as Treasurer.
Lacy's father, Rev. Drury Lacy II, was the president of Davidson College and his grandfather, Drury Lacy, was president of Hampden–Sydney College.