Isaac Rice (businessman)

Isaac Leopold Rice
Isaac Rice, published 1905
Born(1850-02-22)February 22, 1850
Wachenheim, Bavaria
DiedNovember 2, 1915(1915-11-02) (aged 65)
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Ocala, Florida
Alma materColumbia College Law School
OccupationBusiness executive
Years active1880–1915
Known forFounder of the Electric Boat Company and others; chess expert
SpouseJulia Barnett Rice (1885–1915)
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Isaac Leopold Rice (February 22, 1850 – November 2, 1915) was a German-born Jewish American businessman, investor, musicologist, author, and chess patron.[1] As part of a successful career in the manufacturing industry, in 1899 he acquired the Holland Torpedo Boat Company, which was renamed the Electric Boat Company and produced submarines for the U.S. and British navies. It continues today as General Dynamics Electric Boat.

  1. ^ Jews of Philadelphia, Henry Samuel Morais, 1894, pp. 341-342