J.J. Rhodes

John J. Rhodes

Full Name: John J. Rhodes
Date of birth: May 12, 1850
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 85 Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 21st (1) (2)   Democrat Millett / La Salle   Bee, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, San Patricio

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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House District 85
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891
Legislatures: 21st (1) (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Millett / La Salle
Counties in district: Bee, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, San Patricio

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Other Resources

  • Possibly John Joseph Rhodes, birth date 5/12/1850 in Booneville, Missouri, death unknown. Residence in Guadalupe County, Texas (1870). Parents Alexander Hamilton Rhodes and Dorothea Maria Tutt Rhodes. Gary Brannen Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
  • 21st Legislature (1889) - John Jay Rhodes, postoffice Millet, nativity Missouri, age 38 (born circa 1851), stockman, 35 years in Texas, Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
  • John J. Rhodes, birthplace Missouri, voter registration 11/25/1869 in Guadalupe County.
    Census of 1870 - John Rhodes, Guadalupe County, age 22, born circa 1848 in Missouri, living in household of A.H. and D.M. Rhodes.
    Passport application - John J. Rhodes (middle name Joseph handwritten; signed Jno. J. Rhodes), birth date 5/12/1850 in Booneville, Missouri, passport application. Father Alexander Hamilton Rhodes died 1875 in Seguin, Texas. Residence in Loudoun County, Virginia, farming, in November 1920. FamilySearch. 1870 Texas, Voter Records, 1867-1918 United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925
  • Corpus Christi, Oct. 20. "John J. Rhodes, candidate for the legislature, spoke at the St. James school last night." The Galveston Daily News, 10/21/1888, p. 8. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

  • Photograph. J.J. Rhodes, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

21st R.S. - 1889
Beef Combine ("Kansas committee")  
Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine  
Irrigation  
Judiciary No. 2  
Public Lands and Land Office  
Stock and Stockraising  

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