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

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

Political career

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

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

  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.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Thames
1911–1928 		Succeeded by


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