Stephen Holbrook Rhodes (November 7, 1825 – June 11, 1909) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in the Massachusetts Senate,[2] as the second Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts,[4] and as the fourth President[3] of The John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company.[2][4]
Stephen Holbrook Rhodes | |
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| 2nd Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts | |
| In office June 19, 1867[1] – 1870[1] | |
| Preceded by | Edmund H. Bennett[1] |
| Succeeded by | Daniel L. Mitchell[1] |
| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate[2] | |
| In office 1870[2]–1871[2] | |
| Member of the Taunton, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen Ward One[1] | |
| In office 1867[1] – June 19, 1867[1] | |
| Preceded by | Edgar H. Reed[1] |
| Succeeded by | Abram Biggs[1] |
| 4th President[3] of The John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company.[2][4] | |
| In office March 1879[3] – June 11, 1909[5][4] | |
| Preceded by | George Thornton[3] |
| Succeeded by | Roland O. Lamb[5] |
| 11th Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts | |
| In office December 8, 1874[6][7] – March 12, 1879[6][7] | |
| Preceded by | Julius L. Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Julius L. Clarke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 7, 1825 Franklin, Massachusetts |
| Died | June 11, 1909 (aged 83) Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Spouse | E. M. Godfry[2] |
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Early life
editRhodes was born in Franklin, Massachusetts, on November 7, 1825, to Stephen and Betsy (Bird) Rhodes.[2]
Family life
editRhodes married E. M. Godfry[2] in Taunton, Massachusetts, on November 27, 1847.[2]
Death
editRhodes died on June 11, 1909, at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts.[4][5]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1883), History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & Co., p. 820
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j John William Leonard, ed. (1906), Who's Who in America 1906-1907, Chicago, Illinois: A. N. Marquis & Company, p. 1484
- ^ a b c d Hayden's Annual Cyclopedia (1903), Hayden's Annual Cyclopedia of Insurance in the United States 1902-1903, Hartford, Connecticut: Insurance Journal Co., p. 230
- ^ a b c d e "Stephen Holbrook Rhodes.", The New York Times, New York City, p. 9, June 13, 1909
- ^ a b c The Standard. (April 20, 1912), The Standard. A Weekly Insurance Newspaper, Vol. LXX, Boston, Massachusetts: The Standard Publishing Company, p. 408
- ^ a b Singer, Isidore (1910), "International Insurance Encyclopedia, Volume One. Insurance, Men Past and Present", The New York Times, New York City, p. 585
- ^ a b Singer, Isidore (1894), The Annual Cyclopedia of Insurance in the United States., 1893-1894, Hartford, Connecticut: H. R. Hayden, p. 301