Thomas William Rhodes
Thomas William Rhodes | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Thames | |
| In office 20 November 1911 – 14 November 1928 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Albert Samuel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1860 Parnell, New Zealand |
| Died | 30 August 1944 (aged 84) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Political party | Liberal Party Reform Party |
| Occupation | Newspaper proprietor |
Thomas William Rhodes (25 April 1860 – 30 August 1944) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, then the Reform Party. He changed his affiliation to the Reform Party in 1915.
Early life[edit]
Rhodes was born in Parnell. In 1887, he founded the Coromandel Country News.[1]
Political career[edit]
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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| 1911–1914 | 18th | Thames | Liberal | ||
| 1914–1915 | 19th | Thames | Liberal | ||
| 1915–1919 | Changed allegiance to: | Reform | |||
| 1919–1922 | 20th | Thames | Reform | ||
| 1922–1925 | 21st | Thames | Reform | ||
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Thames | Reform | ||
He represented the Thames electorate from 1911 to 1928, when he retired.[2] He was Mayor of Thames from 1923 to 1927.[3] In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[4]
Death[edit]
Rhodes died at his home in 11 St Mary's Street, Wellington, on 30 August 1944, aged 84.[1] He was cremated on 1 September 1944 at the Karori Crematorium.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Obituary". The Evening Post. Vol. CXXXVIII, no. 53. 31 August 1944. p. 6. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 135.
- ^ "Mayors and Councillors of Thames". THE TREASURY. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Details". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
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