- 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.Born in England, he followed his brothers, including
William Barnard Rhodes to New Zealand in 1850, having worked in Australia. He lived at Purau and managed properties onBanks 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 theNew Zealand Shipping Company and theKaiapoi 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)
External links
* [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/R/RhodesBrothers/RhodesBrothers/en "The Rhodes Brothers" from the 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand]
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