Famous People with Name Rhodes

Augustus L. Rhodes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Augustus L. Rhodes: was the 10th Chief Justice of California.He served one term as the prosecuting attorney for the circuit court (1849), and departed for California in 1854.Settling in San Jose, he became district attorney in 1859 and then State Senator in 1860. He was elec

James Allen Rhodes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Allen Rhodes: was an American Republican politician from Ohio, and as of 2006 one of only five U.S. state governors to serve four four-year terms in office. As governor in 1970, he decided to send National Guard troops onto the Kent State University campus, resulting i

John Jacob Rhodes, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Jacob Rhodes, Jr.: was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Rhodes was elected as a U.S. Representative from the state of Arizona. He was preceded in office by Democrat John Murdock, and succeeded by fellow Republican John McCain. In turn, Rh

Edgar Nelson Rhodes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edgar Nelson Rhodes: was a Canadian parliamentarian from Nova Scotia.He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1908 as a member of the Conservative Party. In January 1917, he became Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons when his predecessor, Albert Sévigny, was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet. Rhodes was highly regarded as Speaker and retained the position following the 1917 election that fall, becoming the first Speaker since James Cockburn to preside over more than one Parliament. In 1921, he was made a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada before retiring from politics to become president of the British-American Nickel Company.

John Reginald Rhodes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Reginald Rhodes: was a broadcaster and politician from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1978 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party and was a member of the provincial cabinet in the government of William Davis as Minister of Transportation and Communications from 1974–1975, Minister of Housing from 1975–1978 and Minister of Industry and Tourism in 1978. He died in office in 1978, and was succeeded by Russ Ramsay in the resulting by-election.