Edgar Rhodes
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Edgar Nelson Rhodes (1877 - 1942)

Hon. Edgar Nelson Rhodes
Born in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
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Husband of — married 12 Jul 1905 in Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
Died at age 65 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canadamap
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10th Premier of Nova Scotia
July 16, 1925 - August 11, 1930

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Edgar Nelson Rhodes was a lawyer and Canadian parliamentarian. In his 24 years in federal politics he served as a senator, Speaker of the House of Commons, and as Minister of Finance and Receiver General, and Minister of Fisheries.

All Canadian records I find say he was born in Nova Scotia, all USA records I find say he was born in Boston (or Milton, Norfold Co.), Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.[1]

At the time of the 1881 Canada Census, Nelson, Sarah, Edgar (mistranscribed as "Edger") N, and Mimi Rhodes were listed as living in Amherst, Nova Scotia, along with Mark and Alfred Curry, who may have been Sarah's brothers[2]. At the time of the census, Edgar's place of birth was listed as "U.S."

At the time of the 1891 Canada Census, Nelson A, Sarah, and Edgar N Rhodes were listed as living in Amherst, Nova Scotia, along with one other person[3]. At the time of the census, Edgar's place of birth was listed as "U. States".

Edgar married Mary Pipes in Amherst on July 12, 1905[4]. On their marriage registration, Edgar's occupation was listed as "Barrister", his birthplace was listed as "Milton, Mass & PG", and his parents were listed as "Nelson Admiral + Sarah D."

At the time of the 1911 Canada Census, E N, M Grace, Edgar N, and Helen Sybil Rhodes were listed as living in Amherst, along with Grace's aunt and grandmother, Carrie and Caroline Pipes, and three servants[5]. At the time of the census, Edgar's occupation was listed as "M.P.", and his place of birth was listed as "NS".

At the time of the 1921 Canada Census, Edgar Nelson, Mary Grace, and Helen Sybil Rhodes were listed as living at 36 Victoria Street, Ottawa, Ontario, along with two other people[6]. At the time of the census, Edgar's occupation was listed as "Speaker", and his place of birth was listed as "Nova Scotia".

Political Career

1902 - Amherst, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia - Lawyer
From 26 Oct 1908 to 6 Dec 1921 - - Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cumberland
From 18 Jan 1917 to 5 Mar 1922 - 15th Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
From 16 Jul 1925 to 11 Aug 1930 - 10th Premier of Nova Scotia
From 11 Aug 1930 to 20 Jul 1935 - MP for Richmond, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
From 1932 to 1935 - Federal Minister of Fisheries
From 20 Jul 1935 to 15 Mar 1942 - Senator appointed by RB Bennett

Birth

Edgar Nelson Rhodes was born on 5 Jan 1876 in Boston (or Milton, Norfold Co.), Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA[7]

Death

Edgar passed away on 15 Mar 1942 in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario and was buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada Find A Grave: Memorial #86676736.

Notes

Edgar Nelson Rhodes, PC-He was a Canadian parliamentarian from Nova Scotia. Rhodes was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1908 as a member of the Conservative Party. In January 1917, he became Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons when his predecessor, Albert Sévigny, was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet. Rhodes was highly regarded as Speaker and retained the position following the 1917 election that fall, becoming the first Speaker since James Cockburn to preside over more than one Parliament. In 1921, he was made a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada before retiring from politics to become president of the British-American Nickel Company. The company failed in 1925, and he returned to provincial politics. Prior to the 1925 provincial election, he was asked to become leader of the Nova Scotia Conservative Party after the leader of the party, W. L. Hall, was assaulted on the waterfront. Rhodes took over the party, and led it to victory in the 1925 election. The Conservatives defeated a Liberal government that had been in power for forty-three years but had been, in its last years, wracked by an economic downturn and severe labour unrest among miners in Cape Breton. Rhodes ran on a Maritime Rights platform, promising to curtail federal influence and stop the exodus of people from the province. The Tories more than doubled their seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, winning forty out of forty-three seats. The new government introduced pensions for teachers and allowances for widowed mothers. Throughout his term, Rhodes had to contend with continuing violent strikes by miners in Cape Breton during which one miner, William Davis, was killed. His government also abolished the Legislative Council, the province's appointed Upper House, but first had to go to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to obtain permission to appoint enough new members to the Council to secure a vote for its abolition. The Rhodes government was re-elected in 1928 with a reduced majority. He returned to federal politics to become Minister of Fisheries under Prime Minister R.B. Bennett. From 1932 to 1935, he served as federal Finance Minister, and, despite the Great Depression, handed down austere budgets that increased taxes and reduced spending. He was appointed to the Canadian Senate three months before the 1935 federal election that routed Bennett's government. He remained a Senator until his death in 1942 in Ottawa.

Sources

  1. Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 [1]
  2. Census of Canada, 1891, Nova Scotia, Cumberland (22), Amherst (A), page 49, dwelling 175, family 208, Edgar N Rhodes; RG31 - Statistics Canada, roll C-13176, (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=905200 : Accessed July 14, 2018).
  3. Census of Canada, 1891, Nova Scotia, Cumberland (30), Amherst (Town) (A), page 21, family 93, Edgar N Rhodes; RG31 - Statistics Canada, roll T-6311, (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=660309 : Accessed July 14, 2018).
  4. Marriage registration for Mary Grace Pipes and Edgar Nelson Rhodes, Registration Year: 1905, Book: 1811, Page: 31, Number: 150, Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics.
  5. Census of Canada, 1911, Nova Scotia, Cumberland (42), Amherst (5), page 34, dwelling 313, family 317, E N Rhodes; RG31 - Statistics Canada, roll T-20358, (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2340864 : Accessed July 14, 2018).
  6. Census of Canada, 1921, Ontario, Ottawa (110), Victoria Ward (22), page 8, dwelling 58, family 71, Edgar Nelson Rhodes; RG31 - Statistics Canada, (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2766233 : Accessed July 14, 2018).
  7. Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 [2]

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Rhodes-4101 and Rhodes-2425 appear to represent the same person because: These two entries are for the same person, the 10th Premier of Nova Scotia. joe
posted by Joe Patterson