Calvin S. Brice, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Calvin S. Brice

Senator of Ohio

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1845

Place of Birth: Denmark Township, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 15-Dec-1898

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Calvin Stewart Brice (September 17, 1845 – December 15, 1898) was a Democratic politician from Ohio.
Born at Denmark in Morrow County, he dropped out of Miami University in 1861 to join the Union Army.
After a short stint in the Army, he returned to Miami University and earned his undergraduate degree from there in 1863.
After the Civil War, Brice studied law at the University of Michigan and then started a business career where he amassed a fortune, largely in railroads.
In 1879, he became president of the Lake Erie and Western Railroad and built the Nickel Plate Road in 1882.
A Democrat, Brice was the chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1889 until 1892 and won election to the Senate in 1890, serving a single term in office.