[DOC] [TLE] William Marsh Rice - Wikipedia [PAR] William Marsh Rice (March 14, 1816  September 23, 1900) was an American 
businessman who bequeathed his fortune to found Rice University in Houston, 
Texas. ... Rice was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, the third of ten children of 
David ... Rice made his fortune by investing in land, real estate, lumber, railroads,
... [DOC] [TLE] RICE, WILLIAM MARSH | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas ... [PAR] Jun 15, 2010 ... William Marsh Rice, merchant, financier, and philanthropist, was born at 
Springfield, Massachusetts, ... After the panic of 1837 Rice moved to Houston, 
Texas, where he ... These enterprises, with others, enabled him to amass 
thousands of acres in Texas and Louisiana, along with a considerable fortune. [DOC] [TLE] William Marsh Rice (1816 - 1900) - Genealogy - Geni [PAR] Genealogy for William Marsh Rice (1816 - 1900) family tree on Geni, with over 
160 million profiles of ... Birthplace: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
, United States ... Place of Burial: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States ... 
Occupation: merchant, financier, philanthropist ..... The Rice fortune was saved. [DOC] [TLE] A Brief Rice History : Rice University [PAR] On May 18, 1891, Massachusetts-born businessman William Marsh Rice 
chartered ... Science, and Art as a gift to the city of Houston, where he made his 
fortune. [DOC] [TLE] William Marsh Rice: A centennial portrait [PAR] Sep 28, 2000 ... William Marsh Rice: A centennial portrait BY CHRISTOPHER DOW ... Jones 
conspired to murder Rice and steal his fortune, and ... Rice was born to Patty (
Hall) and David Rice in Springfield, ... 1844, he and other Houston merchants 
were determined to ... and bugs made that too chancy a proposition. [DOC] [TLE] Rice Historical Society - Rice University, Houston, Texas [PAR] William Marsh Rice, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on March 14, 1816, had 
... As an import-export merchant with a shrewd business sense, his fortune ... him 
and suggested that since Rice had made his fortune in Houston, there could be... [DOC] [TLE] ALL THINGS HISTORICAL A LOOK AT EAST TEXAS HISTORY ... [PAR] Oct 19, 2006 ... William Marsh Rice was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1816. ... the Panic 
of 1837 and seeking his fortune in the Republic of Texas. ... in the bar of the 
Milam Hotel in Houston, but soon became a merchant, ... In 1958, someone 
made a mistake and admitted me to the Institute's graduate program. [DOC] [TLE] History - Quakers [PAR] Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1816, Rice made his way to Houston by ... 
As an import-export merchant with a shrewd business sense, his fortune grew ... 
On Sunday, September 23, 1900, William Marsh Rice died in his sleep in his... [DOC] [TLE] The vision of William Marsh Rice becomes a university after his ... [PAR] Jun 6, 2016 ... The vision of William Marsh Rice becomes a university after his untimely death in 
1900 ... The Administration Building at Rice Institute was built in an empty field 
outside of Houston's existing .... William Marsh Rice, an import-export merchant 
from Massachusetts who made a fortune in Texas and gave the... [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "William Ward Watkin and the Rice Institute" [PAR] Of William Marsh Rice: his earliest days in Massachusetts; entrepreneur and .... 
The plot turned in the beginning upon a complex merchant and investor, William 
Marsh Rice. ... Born, raised, and educated in the northeastern United States, this 
was a ..... He told him that Houston, "... where he had made his fortune . . . should
... [DOC] [TLE] Rice - CSTV.com [PAR] Houston. 36. Previewing the Owls. 43. Rice Outlook. 44. Rice Rosters. 47. Rice 
Owls. 49 ..... and Art. William. Marsh Rice, a Massachusetts-born merchant, cot-. [DOC] [TLE] Phosphene Publishing Company | William Marsh Rice [PAR] William Marsh Rice was born to Patty (Hall)

Question: Massachusetts-born merchant William Marsh, who made a fortune in Houston
Answer: Rice