Thomas William Rhodes (1860 – 30 August 1944) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, then the Reform Party. He changed his affiliation to the Reform Party in 1915.
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Rhodes was born in Parnell. In 1887, he founded the Coromandel Country News.[1]
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1911–1914 | 18th | Thames | Liberal | |
| 1914–1915 | 19th | Thames | Liberal | |
| 1915–1919 | Changed allegiance to: | Reform | ||
| 1919–1922 | 20th | Thames | Reform | |
| 1922–1925 | 21st | Thames | Reform | |
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Thames | Reform | |
He represented the Thames electorate from 1911 to 1928, when he retired.[2] He was Mayor of Thames from 1923 to 1927.[3]
Rhodes died at his home in 11 St Mary's Street, Wellington, on 30 August 1944, aged 84.[1] He was cremated on 1 September 1944 at the Karori Crematorium.[4]
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| Preceded by Edmund Taylor |
Member of Parliament for Thames 1911–1928 |
Succeeded by Albert Samuel |