Wallace deGroot Cecil Rice

1859 - 1939  (80 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Wallace deGroot Cecil Rice
  Born	10 Nov 1859	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Information	4 Apr 1917	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  	Wallace designed the Chicago Flag and on this date the City Council adopted the design.
  		Wallace Rice Flags. Chicago Daily Tribune, Wednesday, February 27, 1918, page 14.
  		Chicago Flag. The Chicago flag was designed by Wallace Rice. The three white stripes of the flag represent the North, West and South sides of the city. The top blue stripe represents Lake Michigan and the North Branch of the Chicago River. The bottom blue stripe represents the South Branch of the river and the "Great Canal", over the Chicago Portage. The first star represents Fort Dearborn. It was added to the flag in 1939. Its six points symbolize transportation, labor, commerce, finance, populousness, and salubrity. The second star stands for the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and is original to the 1917 design of the flag. Its six points represent the virtues of religion, education, aesthetics, justice, beneficence, and civic pride. The third star symbolizes the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, and is original to the 1917 design. Its six points stand for political entities Chicago has belonged to and the flags that have flown over the area: France 1693, Great Britain 1763, Virginia 1778, the Northwest Territory 1789, Indiana Territory 1802, and Illinois (territory 1809, and state 1818). The fourth star represents the Century of Progress Exposition (1933–1934), and was added in 1933. Its points refer to bragging rights: the United States' 2nd Largest City (became 3rd largest in 1990 census when passed by Los Angeles), Chicago's Latin Motto (Urbs in horto – City in a garden), Chicago's "I Will" Motto, the Great Central Marketplace, Wonder City, and Convention City.
  Died	15 Dec 1939	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  		Wallace Rice Obituary. Chicago Daily Tribune, Saturday, December 16, 1939, page 20.
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Margaret Sherman Rice,   b. 27 Apr 1865, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  2. Lewis Anson Rice,   b. 7 Apr 1871, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  3. Frances V Rice
  Person ID	I23583	Nagel
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	John Asaph Rice,   b. 22 Feb 1829,   d. 16 Jul 1868, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts  (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Margaret Van Slyke Culver,   b. Abt 1829, New York
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F7663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minnie Hale
  Divorced	1920
  Children	1. John Rice  [Birth]   2. Benjamin Rice  [Birth]   3. Frances v Rice  [Birth]
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F7664	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Nov 1859 - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Biographical Information - Wallace designed the Chicago Flag and on this date the City Council adopted the design. - 4 Apr 1917 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois Died - 15 Dec 1939 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth
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