Zachariah A. Rice
AMERICAN SLAVE TRADER, CONFEDERATE OFFICER, AND NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER
Zachariah Armstead Rice; Zachariah Rice
Zachariah Armstead Rice (September 15, 1822 – July 2, 1890) was an American businessman who was prominent in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, in the decades before and after the Civil War. In addition to investments in textile mills, general merchandise stores, and real estate, Rice was a slave trader, Confederate officer, city councilman, and newspaper publisher of the Daily Intelligencer.