George_Rhodes_(farmer)

George Rhodes (farmer)

George Rhodes (farmer)

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George Rhodes (14 July 1816 – 18 June 1864) was a New Zealand pastoralist. He was born in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England in 1816.[1] William Barnard Rhodes, his eldest brother, was the first from his family to settle in New Zealand in 1840.[2] George Rhodes' third son Arthur Rhodes went on to be a member of parliament and mayor of Christchurch.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Pinney, Robert. "George Rhodes". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. [2]
    Patterson, Brad. "Rhodes, William Barnard". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. [3]
    Cyclopedia Company Limited (1903). "Mr. Arthur Edgar Gravenor Rhodes". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Canterbury Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 22 June 2012.


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