5-446: Robert Rhodes may refer to: Robert Heaton Rhodes (1815–1884), New Zealand politician Sir Robert Heaton Rhodes (1861–1956), his son, New Zealand politician and lawyer Robert L. Rhodes , provost at Abilene Christian University See also [ edit ] Robert Ben Rhoades (born 1945), serial killer Robert Rodes , Confederate general [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
10-795: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Robert Heaton Rhodes Robert Heaton Rhodes (1815 – 1 June 1884) was a New Zealand politician who represented the Akaroa electorate from 1871 to 1874, when he resigned. He was elected unopposed in 1871. Born in 1815 in Rotherham , in the English county of Yorkshire, he followed his brothers, including William Barnard Rhodes , to New Zealand in 1850, having worked in Australia. He lived at Purau and managed properties on Banks Peninsula belonging to
15-618: The Akaroa electorate for one of two positions on the Canterbury Provincial Council . Rhodes won the election, but there was a draw for second place, and the returning officer gave his casting vote to Rev. William Aylmer, meaning that Moorhouse was not elected. A short time later, Moorhouse stood in the same electorate for the House of Representatives and was successful. His eldest son, Sir Heaton Rhodes (1861–1956), had
20-705: The Rhodes brothers. He built a large house in Christchurch, Elmwood , where he died. He founded several early business enterprises, including the New Zealand Shipping Company and the Kaiapoi Woollen Manufacturing Company . On 24 August 1853, Rhodes stood in the Akaroa electorate for a position in the House of Representatives but was beaten by William Sefton Moorhouse . On 31 August 1853, Rhodes stood in
25-407: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Rhodes&oldid=1168096203 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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