In 1847, he retired from the army as a captain and settled in Sillery, Canada East. During the same year, he married Anne Catherine Dunn, granddaughter of Thomas Dunn and Mathew Bell, at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Quebec City, on 16 June.[1] The following year, Rhodes purchased Sillery's Benmore Estate (French: domaine Benmore), which has been designated a component of the Sillery Heritage Site since 1964.[1][3]
Rhodes was one of the founders of the Union Bank of Lower Canada. He was president of the Quebec Bridge Company, the North Shore Railway, the Quebec and Trois-Pistoles Railway, and the Quebec and Richmond Railway. Rhodes was also president of the Quebec Geographical Society, a justice of the peace, and a lieutenant in the militia. He served in the Quebec cabinet as Commissioner of Agriculture and Colonization. Rhodes was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1890. William Rhodes died at his residence of the Benmore Estate in Sillery, at the age of 70.[1]
william, rhodes, canadian, politician, other, people, named, william, rhodes, william, rhodes, william, rhodes, november, 1821, february, 1892, soldier, farmer, political, figure, quebec, represented, mégantic, legislative, assembly, province, canada, from, 18. For other people named William Rhodes see William Rhodes William Rhodes 29 November 1821 16 February 1892 was a soldier farmer and political figure in Quebec He represented Megantic in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1858 as a Reformer and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1888 to 1890 as a Liberal William RhodesMember of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for MeganticIn office 1888 1890Preceded byAndrew Stuart JohnsonSucceeded byAndrew Stuart JohnsonMember of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of CanadaIn office 1854 1858Personal detailsBorn 1821 11 29 November 29 1821 1 Bramhope Hall Yorkshire England 1 DiedFebruary 16 1892 1892 02 16 aged 70 1 Sillery Quebec Canada 1 Resting placeMount Hermon Cemetery Sillery Quebec Canada 1 He was born at Bramhope Hall Estate in Yorkshire England the son of William Rhodes and Ann Smith 1 2 Rhodes entered the British Army in 1838 and served in Canada East from 1842 to 1844 1 In 1847 he retired from the army as a captain and settled in Sillery Canada East During the same year he married Anne Catherine Dunn granddaughter of Thomas Dunn and Mathew Bell at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Quebec City on 16 June 1 The following year Rhodes purchased Sillery s Benmore Estate French domaine Benmore which has been designated a component of the Sillery Heritage Site since 1964 1 3 Rhodes was one of the founders of the Union Bank of Lower Canada He was president of the Quebec Bridge Company the North Shore Railway the Quebec and Trois Pistoles Railway and the Quebec and Richmond Railway Rhodes was also president of the Quebec Geographical Society a justice of the peace and a lieutenant in the militia He served in the Quebec cabinet as Commissioner of Agriculture and Colonization Rhodes was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1890 William Rhodes died at his residence of the Benmore Estate in Sillery at the age of 70 1 References Edit a b c d e f g h i j Biography of William Rhodes Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Quebec de 1792 a nos jours in French National Assembly of Quebec Bramhope Hall Estate deeds Catalogue description 205 West Yorkshire Archive Service Leeds ACC 1057 Discovery The National Archives Retrieved 14 November 2018 Domaine Benmore Repertoire du patrimoine culturel du Quebec in Canadian French Retrieved 14 November 2018 This article about a Members of the National Assembly of Quebec from the Quebec Liberal Party is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Rhodes Canadian politician amp oldid 1135348696, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
