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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name=Troyce Eual Guice
| name=Troyce Eual Guice
(Louisiana-Mississippi businessman and political candidate)
(Louisiana-Mississippi businessman and political candidate)
'''Troyce Eual Guice''' (November 1, 1932 – March 29, 2008) was a [[business]]man in northeastern [[Louisiana]] who twice ran for the [[United States Senate]] in campaigns thirty years apart, 1966 and 1996. A [[conservative]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Guice later moved to nearby Natchez in Adams County, [[Mississippi]]. There he joined the [[Republican Party]]] and became a donor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec/elec-NATCHEZ-MS.html |title=NATCHEZ, MS Political Contributions by Individuals|publisher=City.data.com|accessdate=October 16, 2019}}</ref>
'''Troyce Eual Guice''' (November 1, 1932 – March 29, 2008) was a [[business]]man in northeastern [[Louisiana]] who twice ran for the [[United States Senate]] in campaigns thirty years apart, 1966 and 1996. A [[conservative]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Guice later moved to nearby Natchez in Adams County, [[Mississippi]]. There he joined the [[Republican Party]]] and became a donor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec/elec-NATCHEZ-MS.html |title=NATCHEZ, MS Political Contributions by Individuals|publisher=City.data.com|accessdate=October 16, 2019}}</ref>
Guice was involved in three major business ventures – [[automobile]] dealerships, restaurants, and Guice Farms, which he purchased in 1961. He expanded operations into five states.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=210569&fh_id=11269&s_id=4C3ED4F94364F621B42C71BB0ABC84EA|title=Troyce Guice|publisher=Meaningfulfunerals.net|accessdate=</ref>
Guice was involved in three major business ventures – [[automobile]] dealerships, restaurants, and Guice Farms, which he purchased in 1961. He expanded operations into five states.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=210569&fh_id=11269&s_id=4C3ED4F94364F621B42C71BB0ABC84EA|title=Troyce Guice|publisher=Meaningfulfunerals.net|accessdate=</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
Guice was born in St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, to Ivy Eual Guice (1910–1994) and the former Tressie Westbrook (1911–1999), later of Vidalia in Concordia Parish.</ref> Tensas Parish, the smallest of Louisiana's sixty-four parishes, is located along the west side of the [[Mississippi River]] north of Natchez, Mississippi, where Guice spent his later years.
Guice was born in St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, to Ivy Eual Guice (1910–1994) and the former Tressie Westbrook (1911–1999), later of Vidalia in Concordia Parish.</ref> Tensas Parish, the smallest of Louisiana's sixty-four parishes, is located along the west side of the [[Mississippi River]] north of Natchez, Mississippi, where Guice spent his later years.
In 1975, Guice entered the first-ever nonpartisan blanket primary held in Louisiana for the open District 21 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He sought to succeed Representative (and former state senator) [[J. C. "Sonny" Gilbert]] of Catahoula Parish. However, Guice, despite backing from the Concordia Parish [[sheriff]], did not make the second round of balloting, called the general election in Louisiana. [[Dan Richey]], then of Ferriday, a former neighbor of Guice, defeated former state Representative David I. Patten (1923-1998) for the seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020 (Catahoula Parish)|accessdate=October 16, 2019}}</ref>
In 1975, Guice entered the first-ever nonpartisan blanket primary held in Louisiana for the open District 21 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He sought to succeed Representative (and former state senator) [[J. C. "Sonny" Gilbert]] of Catahoula Parish. However, Guice, despite backing from the Concordia Parish [[sheriff]], did not make the second round of balloting, called the general election in Louisiana. [[Dan Richey]], then of Ferriday, a former neighbor of Guice, defeated former state Representative David I. Patten (1923-1998) for the seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020 (Catahoula Parish)|accessdate=October 16, 2019}}</ref>
Guice re-entered politics in the 1996 race, after Democratic U.S. Senator [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], Ellender's long-term successor, first elected in 1972, retired after four terms. Guice was a minor candidate in the race, finishing with 15,277 votes (1.24 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, September 21, 1996.</ref> Victory went to the Democrat [[Mary Landrieu]], a narrow disputed winner in a runoff contest over state Representative [[Woody Jenkins]]. At some point thereafter, Guice began donating to Republican candidates.
Guice re-entered politics in the 1996 race, after Democratic U.S. Senator [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], Ellender's long-term successor, first elected in 1972, retired after four terms. Guice was a minor candidate in that race, having finished with 15,277 votes (1.24 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, September 21, 1996.</ref> Victory went to the Democrat [[Mary Landrieu]], a narrow disputed winner in a runoff contest over state Representative [[Woody Jenkins]]. At some point thereafter, Guice began donating to Republican candidates.
==Death==
==Death==