- Heaton Rhodes
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Robert Heaton Rhodes (1815 - 1884)Sir Heaton Rhodes (1861–1956) was a
New Zealand politician of the Reform Party, who represented the Ellesmere electorate from 1899 to 1925, when he retired. He was a Cabinet minister from 1912 to 1925, then a Legislative Councillor from 1925 to 1932, and in 1934.Originally "Robert Heaton Rhodes", he became Sir Heaton Rhodes when he was knighted: being awarded the KBE in 1920, and the KCVO in 1927.
He bred pedigree cattle at Otahuna, Taitapu, where he grew
daffodils and had a large collection of New Zealand postage stamps.His father,
Robert Heaton Rhodes , was one of the most well-known of the Rhodes brothers: pioneering Canterbury settlers.Further reading
:*citation |title = Timber for sale |place = Wellington, [N.Z.] |publisher = Government Printer |year = 1923
:*citation |title = Tree-planter’s guide: a handbook of information |place = Wellington, [N.Z.] |publisher = Government Printer |year = 1924
:*citation |title = Forestry in New Zealand [Circular (New Zealand. State Forest Service) ; no. 22.] |place = Wellington, [N.Z.] |publisher = Government Printer |year = 1925
:*"The above three publications were printed under Rhodes' direction: in his role as "Commissioner of Forests"."
:*citation |title = Commemoration service in connection with the unveiling of a memorial tablet by Colonel, the Hon. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes ... in the Tai Tapu Methodist Church on Sunday, 14th April, 1940 at 3 p.m. |place = Christchurch, [N.Z.] |publisher = Bascands |year = 1940
:*citation |first = Geoffrey W. |last = Rice |title = The annotated biography of the Hon. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes (1861-1956): K.B.E., K.C.V.O., M.L.C., T.D., M.A., Chevalier, Legion d’Honneur (France), Knight Commander & Bailiff Grand Cross for the
Venerable Order of St. John |place = Christchurch, {N.Z.] |publisher = Hawthorne Press |year = 2001 |isbn = 0-473-07937-2:*citation |first = Geoffrey W. |last = Rice |title = Heaton Rhodes of Otahuna: the illustrated biography |place = Christchurch, [N.Z.] |publisher = Canterbury University Press |year = 2001 |isbn = 1-877-25703-6
:*citation |first = Geoffrey W. |last = Rice |title = 'Rhodes, Robert Heaton 1861-1956'. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, updated 22 June 2007 |url = http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/ |accessdate = 2008-04-23
:*citation |first = Geoffrey W. |last = Rice |title = Heaton Rhodes of Otahuna: the illustrated biography |edition = 2nd |place = Christchurch, [N.Z.] |publisher = Canterbury University Press |year = 2008 |isbn = 9781877257650
:*citation |first = Clyde R. H. |last = Taylor |title = The Gothic beauties and history of the Canterbury provincial buildings |place = Christchurch, {N.Z.] |publisher = Simpson & Williams |year = 1929
:*"A "Preface" by Rhodes appears in this and subsequent " [2nd, 1941 (published by Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board); and 3rd, 1950 (same publisher as 2nd)] " editions of this volume."
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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