C. Allen Thorndike Rice
| Charles Allen Thorndike Rice | |
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Allen Thorndike Rice at a costume ball hosted by William K. Vanderbilt at his home on 5th Avenue in New York City on 26 March 1883
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| Born |
June 18, 1851 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 16, 1889 (aged 37) New York City, United States |
| Residence | New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford, BA & MA degrees |
| Years active | 1876 - 1889 |
| Known for | editor and publisher of the North American Review |
| Spouse(s) | never married |
| Parent(s) | Henry Gardner Rice and Elizabeth Frances (Thorndike) Rice |
| Awards | Chevalier de Légion d'honneur 1880 |
Charles Allen Thorndike Rice (June 18, 1851 – May 16, 1889) was a journalist and the editor and publisher of the North American Review from 1876 to 1889.
C. Allen Thorndike Rice was born 18 June 1851 in Boston, Massachusetts as the only son of Henry Gardner Rice (1820–1869), from a Boston publishing family, and Elizabeth Frances (Thorndike) Rice, from a New York publishing family. Rice (known as Charles or Charlie as a child) grew up in the Beacon Hill section of Boston and Baltimore, Maryland, but his parents divorced in 1859, and a child custody dispute ensued. Custody was eventually awarded to his father by a Maryland Court and upheld by way of a 1 August 1860 decision by Justice George Bigelow of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. In retaliation, Elizabeth Thorndike Rice arranged for a kidnapping of Charlie in the summer of 1860 when he was in Nahant, Massachusetts. The kidnapping was witnessed by nine-year-old Charlie's school mate, Henry Cabot Lodge, who testified to the authorities leading to the capture of the kidnappers. However, Elizabeth was able to escape to Canada with Charlie disguised as a girl. They eventually moved to France and Germany and resided there for several years. In 1866, Rice's mother Elizabeth died and he was able to rejoin his father in Boston. In 1869, Rice's father Henry died and he returned to Europe for his education. He graduated from University of Oxford with a BA degree in 1874, and earned his MA degree there in 1878. He was never married.
C. Allen Thorndike Rice (known as Allen in later life) began his career in 1876 when he purchased the North American Review for $3000, and he established himself as the publisher and editor-in-chief. The magazine provided an outlet for his interest in writing, as he was a frequent contributor. In 1879, he became interested in international exploration, so he contributed funds to enable the Charnay Expedition to explore and photograph Mayan ruins in Mexico and Guatemala. On the return of the expedition, Rice wrote an account in 1880 entitled Ruined Cities of Central America that publicized and popularized the effort. That year he was awarded the Chevalier de Légion d'honneur by French President Jules Grévy.
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