Thomas William Rhodes

Thomas William Rhodes
Thomas William Rhodes
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

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

"Obituary". The Evening Post. CXXXVIII (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. CXIX (105). 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
"Details". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 8 January 2011.

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Edmund Taylor	Member of Parliament for Thames 1911–1928	Succeeded by Albert Samuel

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[Obituary-1] "Obituary". The Evening Post. CXXXVIII (53). 31 August 1944. p. 6. Retrieved 8 January 2011.

[Scholefield_1950-2] 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. CXIX (105). 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[5] "Details". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 8 January 2011.