Marion E. Rhodes
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Marion Edwards Rhodes was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
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Born on a farm near Glen Allen, Missouri, Rhodes attended the public schools and Will Mayfield College.
He was graduated from the State normal school at Cape Girardeau, Missouri
, in 1891 and from Stansbury College in 1893.
He taught school.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1896 and commenced practice in Potosi, Washington County, Missouri, in 1898.
He served as delegate to all Republican State conventions from 1896 to 1920.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Washington County 1900-1904.
Rhodes was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1905-March 3, 1907).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress.
He served as mayor of Potosi in 1908 and 1909.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1908-1910.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1908.
He served as member of the Missouri State Board of Law Examiners 1912-1914.
Rhodes was elected to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1923).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining (Sixty-seventh Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress.
He was appointed assistant to the Comptroller General of the United States at Washington, D.C.
, and served from April 1, 1923, until his death in that city, December 25, 1928.
He was interred in the Masonic Cemetery, Potosi, Missouri
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born on a farm near Glen Allen, Missouri, Rhodes attended the public schools and Will Mayfield College.
He was graduated from the State normal school at Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau is a city located in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is located approximately southeast of St. Louis and north of Memphis. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 37,941. A college town, it is the home of Southeast Missouri...
, in 1891 and from Stansbury College in 1893.
He taught school.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1896 and commenced practice in Potosi, Washington County, Missouri, in 1898.
He served as delegate to all Republican State conventions from 1896 to 1920.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Washington County 1900-1904.
Rhodes was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1905-March 3, 1907).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress.
He served as mayor of Potosi in 1908 and 1909.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1908-1910.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1908.
He served as member of the Missouri State Board of Law Examiners 1912-1914.
Rhodes was elected to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1923).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining (Sixty-seventh Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress.
He was appointed assistant to the Comptroller General of the United States at Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and served from April 1, 1923, until his death in that city, December 25, 1928.
He was interred in the Masonic Cemetery, Potosi, Missouri
Potosi, Missouri
Potosi is a city in Washington County, Missouri, United States. Potosi is about 10 miles north of Belgrade. The estimated population in July 2008 was 2,698. It was 2,662 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Washington County...
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