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'''Troyce Eual Guice''' (November 1, 1932 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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>

==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.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.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 graduated from the former Joseph Moore Davidson High School, which was then [[Segregation|segregated]]; the institution is now known as Tensas High School. He attended the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. He served in the United States National Guard.<ref name=Obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080402/OBITUARIES/80401042/1023|title=Troyce E. Guice|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=April 2, 2008; no longer on-line}}</ref>​

Guice graduated from the former Joseph Moore Davidson High School, which was then [[Segregation|segregated]]; the institution is now known as Tensas High School. He attended the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. He served in the United States National Guard.<ref name=Obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080402/OBITUARIES/80401042/1023|title=Troyce E. Guice|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=April 2, 2008; no longer on-line}}</ref>

In 1954, Guice opened his [[Buick]] dealership in Ferriday in Concordia Parish but relocated to Wisner in Franklin Parish in 1958 with his Guice [[Chevrolet]], but moved the dealership to Ferriday in 1959. He als launched his farming operation at that time. Three decades later, he opened another Chevrolet dealership in Winnsboro in Franklin Parish.​

In 1954, Guice opened his [[Buick]] dealership in Ferriday in Concordia Parish but relocated to Wisner in Franklin Parish in 1958 with his Guice [[Chevrolet]], but moved the dealership to Ferriday in 1959. He als launched his farming operation at that time. Three decades later, he opened another Chevrolet dealership in Winnsboro in Franklin Parish.

 

The Natchez restaurant closed after a [[casino]] opened nearby, and the the business became noncompetitive. "The bottom line is that money they're spending at the casino is money they're not spending at other businesses," Guice said in a 2003 interview.<ref>{{cite web|url=

The Natchez restaurant closed after a [[casino]] opened nearby, and the the business became noncompetitive. "The bottom line is that money they're spending at the casino is money they're not spending at other businesses," Guice said in a 2003 interview.<ref>{{cite web|url=

http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article/mississippi-town-reflects-on-gamings-pros-cons-131938|title=Mississippi Town Reflects on Gaming's Pros, Cons|publisher=''The Casino City Times''|date=March 17, 2003|accessdate=October 16, 2019}}</ref> Guice also traded [[stock]] on the Internet. In an interview with ''The Natchez Democrat'' newspaper, he described his investment strategy after September 11, 2001, as one of "watching and waiting" though he remained optimistic about long-term investor prospects.<ref>"Investors take a wait, see attitude," ''The Natchez Democrat,'' September 18, 2001.</ref>​

http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article/mississippi-town-reflects-on-gamings-pros-cons-131938|title=Mississippi Town Reflects on Gaming's Pros, Cons|publisher=''The Casino City Times''|date=March 17, 2003|accessdate=October 16, 2019}}</ref> Guice also traded [[stock]] on the Internet. In an interview with ''The Natchez Democrat'' newspaper, he described his investment strategy after September 11, 2001, as one of "watching and waiting" though he remained optimistic about long-term investor prospects.<ref>"Investors take a wait, see attitude," ''The Natchez Democrat,'' September 18, 2001.</ref>

 

He was a former member of the Louisiana Cattleman's Association, the Louisiana Levee Board, and the Mississippi River Bridge Commission. He was affiliated with the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Natchez.<ref name=Obit/>

He was a former member of the Louisiana Cattleman's Association, the Louisiana Levee Board, and the Mississippi River Bridge Commission. He was affiliated with the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Natchez.<ref name=Obit/>

==Political activities==

==Political activities==

In 1966, Guice challenged entrenched U.S. Senator [[Allen J. Ellender]] of Houma in Terrebonne Parish in south Louisiana. A liberal candidate who supported the [[civil rights]] agenda also entered the race, then state Senator [[J. D. DeBlieux]], a Caldwell Parish native who represented a [[Baton Rouge]]-area district. Ellender swept to his sixth and, as it turned out, last term. Guice, unable to gain sufficient name recognition, finished last in the race with some 74,000 votes (11 percent).<ref>Senate primary elections of 1966, ''Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report's Guide to U.S. Elections.''</ref>

In 1966, Guice challenged entrenched U.S. Senator [[Allen J. Ellender]] of Houma in Terrebonne Parish in south Louisiana. A liberal candidate who supported the [[civil rights]] agenda also entered the race, then state Senator [[J. D. DeBlieux]], a Caldwell Parish native who represented a [[Baton Rouge]]-area district. Ellender swept to his sixth and, as it turned out, last term. Guice, unable to gain sufficient name recognition, finished last in the race with some 74,000 votes (11 percent).<ref>Senate primary elections of 1966, ''Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report's Guide to U.S. Elections.''</ref>

==Death==

==Death==

Guice died in a Natchez hospital after a lengthy illness. Survivors included his wife, the former Lynda McLaurin of Natchez; three daughters, Carroll Smith of Germantown,  [[Tennessee]]; Kimberly Morrow of Opelousas, Louisiana, and Anne McDaniel of Natchez; a son, Westbrook Guice of Natchez; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Faye Gordin of Crystal Springs, Mississippi; Elaine Andrews of [[Longview, Texas|Longview]], [[Texas]], and Linda Rachal of Patterson in St. Mary Parish in south Louisiana.<ref name=Obit/>​

Guice died in a Natchez hospital after a lengthy illness. Survivors included his wife, the former Lynda McLaurin of Natchez; three daughters, Carroll Smith of Germantown,  [[Tennessee]]; Kimberly Morrow of Opelousas, Louisiana, and Anne McDaniel of Natchez; a son, Westbrook Guice of Natchez; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Faye Gordin of Crystal Springs, Mississippi; Elaine Andrews of [[Longview, Texas|Longview]], [[Texas]], and Linda Rachal of Patterson in St. Mary Parish in south Louisiana.<ref name=Obit/>

Services were held in Natchez on April 1, 2008. He is interred at Natchez City Cemetery.<ref name=Obit/>

Services were held in Natchez on April 1, 2008. He is interred at Natchez City Cemetery.<ref name=Obit/>

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