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Thomas William Rhodes

Thomas William Rhodes
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Thames
In office
20 November 1911 – 14 November 1928
Preceded byEdmund Taylor
Succeeded byAlbert Samuel
Personal details
Born(1860-04-25)25 April 1860
Parnell, New Zealand
Died30 August 1944(1944-08-30) (aged 84)
Wellington, New Zealand
Political partyLiberal Party
Reform Party
OccupationNewspaper 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

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Rhodes was born in Parnell. In 1887, he founded the Coromandel Country News.[1]

Political career

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New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Obituary". The Evening Post. Vol. CXXXVIII, no. 53. 31 August 1944. p. 6. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  2. ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 135.
  3. ^ "Mayors and Councillors of Thames". THE TREASURY. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Details". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Thames
1911–1928 		Succeeded by


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