Robert Heaton Rhodes
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Robert Heaton Rhodes | |
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seated portrait photo of a man around 50
Robert Heaton Rhodes in the 1860s
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Akaroa |
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In office 26 January 1871 – 18 February 1874 |
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Canterbury Provincial Council | |
In office 31 Aug 1853 – 12 Dec 1862 |
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In office 13 Jun 1866 – 28 February 1874 |
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Born | 1815 Rotherham, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 1 June 1884 (aged 68 or 69) his residence Elmwood |
Relations | William Barnard Rhodes (brother) George Rhodes (brother) |
Children | Heaton Rhodes |
Residence | Purau, Banks Peninsula, then Elmwood in Christchurch |
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.[1]
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Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
1871–1874 | 5th | Akaroa | Independent |
Born in 1815 in Rotherham, in the English county of Yorkshire,[2] 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 the Rhodes brothers. He built a large house in Christchurch, Elmwood, where he died. He was a founder of several early business enterprises, including the New Zealand Shipping Company and the Kaiapoi Woollen Manufacturing Company.
His eldest son Sir Heaton Rhodes (1861–1956) had a long Parliamentary career.
References
- George Rhodes of the Levels and his brothers by A.E. Woodhouse (1937, Whitcombe & Tombs, Auckland)
- The Rhodes Brothers from the 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
External links
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- Elmwood in 1899, now the site of Heaton Normal Intermediate
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Akaroa 1871–1874 |
Succeeded by William Montgomery |
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