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 Edgar Nelson Rhodes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Honourable Edgar Nelson Rhodes, PC (Amherst, Nova Scotia January 5, 1877 – March 15, 1942 Ottawa) was a Canadian parliamentarian from Nova Scotia.
Rhodes was highly regarded as Speaker and retained the position following the 1917 election that fall, becoming the first Speaker since James Cockburn to preside over more than one Parliament.
Throughout his term, Rhodes had to contend with continuing violent strikes by miners in Cape Breton during which one miner, William Davis, was killed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edgar_N._Rhodes   (471 words)

  
 Edgar Nelson Rhodes -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Edgar N. Rhodes (January 5, 1877-March 15, 1942) was a (The Canadian province in the Maritimes consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island; French settlers who called the area Acadia were exiled to Louisiana by the British in the 1750s and their descendants are know as Cajuns) Nova Scotia politician.
Rhodes was highly regarded as Speaker and retained the position following the (additional info and facts about 1917 Canadian election) 1917 Canadian election that fall, becoming the first Speaker since (additional info and facts about James Cockburn) James Cockburn to preside over more than one Parliament.
Throughout his term, Rhodes had to contend with continuing violent (A group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions) strikes by miners in Cape Breton during which one miner, William Davis, was killed.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ed/edgar_nelson_rhodes.htm   (479 words)

  
 Speakers of the Canadian House of Commons - RHODES, Edgar Nelson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Of Scottish-Irish ancestry Rhodes was born in Amherst in 1877, the son of a Nova Scotian businessman.
Rhodes was reluctant to interfere with a duly elected leader but suddenly a mysterious assault on Hall along the waterfront led to gossip about his private life.
Rhodes was appointed to the Senate less than three months before the Conservative defeat in the 1935 election.
www.parl.gc.ca /information/about/people/key/SP-BL/hoc-cdc/sp_hoc-e.asp?SP=2311   (842 words)

  
 Oth.htm
John Edgar Wideman, Rhodes Scholar, novelist, essayist, and social critic was born in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 1941, but spent the better part of his formative years in Homewood, Pennsylvania one of Pittsburgh's fl ghettos.
John Edgar Wideman was the ideal "Negro" candidate for integration into the social and academic life of the Ivy League of the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Despite all of Edgar's doubling and tripling up on jobs he was never able to permanently break the invisible barriers of class, race, and economics for the rest of his family.
www.ship.edu /~rejani/Oth.htm   (9049 words)

  
 From the Commissioner
The Edgar Rhodes Center for Animal and Dairy Science on the University of Georgia campus honors board member Rhodes, a 1938 UGA graduate.
It was a pleasure to congratulate State Board member Edgar Rhodes at the ceremo-ny honoring him at the Edgar Rhodes Center for Animal and Dairy Science on the University of Georgia campus in Athens.
Edgar Rhodes started out as a vocational-agriculture teacher, later running a lumber business and working in Haralson County as a farmer and a banker.
www.dtae.org /fromthecommissioner/issue3/ftc3.html   (656 words)

  
 UGA News Bureau
Rhodes, who for years raised Angus cows and Belgian horses on his Bremen farm, has long been a leading advocate for agricultural education in Georgia.
Rhodes was a charter member of the Master 4-H Club in 1933 and has maintained strong support for the 4-H program.
Gale Buchanan, dean of the college, said Rhodes was one of the earliest and strongest proponents for building the animal and dairy science complex at UGA and worked tirelessly with legislators for many years to secure funding for his dream.
www.uga.edu /news/newsbureau/releases/2002releases/0204/020417rhodes.html   (706 words)

  
 Georgia FACES - Friends, not 'deep pockets,' bring Rhodes honor
Edgar Rhodes was surrounded by a crowd of friends, family and well-wishers June 18 as the University of Georgia named its $31 million animal and dairy science research center after the former University System of Georgia regent.
During the ceremony, Rhodes said there was no way he could have gotten the building completed without his friends.
Thank you, friends." In making sure the center for animal and dairy science was built, Rhodes said he was just looking out for the community and the university that had taken care of him for so many years.
georgiafaces.caes.uga.edu /viewtext.cfm?id=1555   (450 words)

  
 Rhodes, Edgar Nelson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Rhodes, Edgar Nelson, lawyer, politician, premier of NS (b at Amherst, NS 5 Jan 1877; d at Ottawa 15 Mar 1942).
A distinguished politician, he began his career as a lawyer in Amherst in 1902.
Rhodes resigned to become federal minister of fisheries under R.B. and the member for Richmond-W Cape Breton.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0006806   (136 words)

  
 Rhodes, James H. (Obituary of)
James H. Rhodes of 644 Volintine, retired employee of the city waterworks department of the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, died at 3 yesterday morning
Rhodes was born in Tipton County, Tenn., and had lived in Memphis about 25 years.
Willie Mae Rhodes, 22 Mar 1922 - 22 Jul 2000, spouse of Samuel Anthony Delisi.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
She was 18 yrs old in the 1860 census and was married to Alexander Rhodes who was 22.
William Rhodes - - was 2 yrs in the 1870 census, and 12 yrs
Lydia Rhodes - - was 9 yrs in the 1880 census
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A former Rhodes Scholar, Edgar Shannon served as president of the University from 1959 through 1974, succeeding Colgate W. Darden Jr.
In Memoriam Edgar Shannon is survived by his wife, Eleanor Bosworth Shannon, of 42 years; five daughters; four sons-in-law; and five grandchildren.
He emphasized that Shannon led by consensus and took a keen interest in all members of the University community, from routinely interviewing all prospective faculty to greeting the students who lived on the Lawn by name as he walked to his Pavilion VIII office.
www.virginia.edu /insideuva/textonlyarchive/97-08-29/10.txt   (1827 words)

  
 Columns:: Animal, dairy complex named for Rhodes, former regents chairman
A 1935 UGA graduate, Edgar Rhodes has been an advocate for agricultural education in the state of Georgia.
Scientists in the facility are working in such areas as cloning technology and related stem cell therapy, genetic improvements in cattle breeding, studies to improve health and safety in red- meat consumption, and efforts to create more affordable nutrient management plans for livestock producers, says Larry Benyshek, head of the animal and dairy science department.
Gale Buchanan, dean of the college, says Rhodes was one of the earliest and strongest proponents for building the animal and dairy science complex at UGA, and worked tirelessly with legislators for many years to secure funding for his dream.
www.uga.edu /columns/020429/news9.html   (701 words)

  
 Millenium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This is inconceivable to me. The relaxed sound with its scent of summer ought to have made it a smash hit on the charts of this period.
The band consisted of the eight members Ron Edgar, Lee Mallory, Doug Rhodes, Joey Stec, Mike Fennely, Sandy Salisbury, Jerry Scheff, Keith Olsen and Curt Boettcher.
Edgar, Rhodes and Keith are perhaps most famous as former members of the Music Machine.
web.telia.com /~u52105998/Millennium.html   (257 words)

  
 hall of fame
Rhodes was appointed to the Board of Regents in 1984, serving as chairman from 1989 until 1991.
He was chosen as the Regents member on the 1996 Olympics Advisory Committee.
He established the Daisy Campbell Rhodes Scholarship Fund to assist CAES students who were actively involved in 4-H and FFA.
interests.caes.uga.edu /aghalloffame/rhodes.htm   (151 words)

  
 9/22/2004 Obituaries :: Daily Standard
Sylvia L. Rhodes, 92, 537 Touvelle St., Celina, died at 3:08 a.m.
She was born June 26, 1912, in Winamac, Ind., to Frank and Huldah D. Vanaman Stelts.
On Nov. 10, 1931, she married Edgar F. Rhodes who died Jan. 6, 1952.
www.dailystandard.com /date/2004/09/22/obit   (1075 words)

  
 The Psychedelic Experience
He sang in the Wayfarers, a strictly traditional combo who cut three albums and several singles for RCA during their lifetime, by 1965, however, Sean was keen to try something much more adventurous, and he set about forming a new group.
He brought in Ron Edgar, previously a drummer in the Goldbriars, and added Keith Olsen on bass - both of whom he had met on the folk circuit.
Meanwhile, Rhodes and Edgar formed a shortlived group, Bigshot, with Millenium's guitarist/songwriter Mike Fennelly, before they too went their separate ways.
www.bonniwellmusicmachine.com /ignition/ig1.html   (1122 words)

  
 Animal & Dairy Science | Clubs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Ronnie Silcox (rsilcox@uga.edu), Room 152 Edgar L. Rhodes Center for Animal and Dairy Science, 542-9102 or Dr. Josie Coverdale (jcover@uga.edu), Room 214 Edgar L. Rhodes Center for Animal and Dairy Science, 583-0398.
Josie Coverdale (jcover@uga.edu), Room 214 Edgar L. Rhodes Center for Animal and Dairy Science, 583-0398 or Ms.
Laura Morgan (laura03@uga.edu), Room 204 Edgar L. Rhodes Center for Animal and Dairy Science, 542-7386.
www.ads.uga.edu /Clubs.htm   (1130 words)

  
 Rhodes Ancestry of Rhodes J. Isenhart Jr.
Buri: ---- at Ogden Cem., Symmes Twp., Edgar Co., IL (by Paris, IL).
M: 10 Jun 1838 to TOLEN, Mariam (RN=1351) at Edgar Co IL.
RM: 13 Oct 1842 to MERRITT, Elizabeth (RN=1339) at Edgar Co. IL (Widowed).
www.rhodesfamily.org /Rhodes_J_Isenhart_Jr.htm   (1773 words)

  
 Articles By Monte Nordstrom
Victoria's own Doug Rhodes is what you might call a renaissance man.This multi-instrumentalist / musicologist/ craftsman/ raconteur has a wealth of talent & experience to draw upon.
They were fortunate to have one of the hottest young drummers in LA, Ron Edgar in the rhythm section with bassist/vocalist, Keith Olsen.
Doug Rhodes still has occasion to perform with Valdy and was recently seen kicking out the jams at the Glen Lake Inn with "Groovedigger".
www.islandnet.com /monte/m_art5.htm   (2307 words)

  
 Georgia FACES - 4-H Clubs Vie for Commemorative Stamp
During the Great Depression, Edgar Rhodes lived in the country and worked on his family's dairy.
That just opened a new world for me." Rhodes was a member of Georgia 4-H from 1929 to 1933.
Reflecting on what 4-H meant to his life and the lives of other children, Rhodes is a strong supporter.
georgiafaces.caes.uga.edu /viewtext.cfm?id=206   (624 words)

  
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Envisioned as a corporate supergroup by Columbia producer Curt Boettcher, the ill-name The Millennium barely survived long enough to release one album.
At least on paper the band was gifted with a talented lineup including Boettcher, who had played with The Goldebriars, Summer's Children, The Ball and Ballroom.
Rounding out the lineup were former Music Machine alumnists Ron Edgar on drums, keyboardist Keith Olsen and guitarist Doug Rhodes.
www.geocities.com /rdten3/Millennium.htm   (436 words)

  
 USG: Meeting Minutes - January 1997
Turner had asked for and had been given approval to be absent on Tuesday, January 7, and Regents A.W. "Bill" Dahlberg and Edgar L. Jenkins had asked for and had been given approval to be absent on Wednesday, January 8.
Motion being properly made and dually seconded, the minutes of the Board of Regents meeting held on December 10, 11, 1996, were unanimously approved as distributed.
On Tuesday, January 7, motion was made by Regent Jenkins and seconded by Regent Rhodes to adjourn the regular Board meeting and convene the Meeting of the Committee of the Whole.
www.usg.edu /regents/minutes/1997/jan97.phtml   (8767 words)

  
 Ted Rhodes
We chose to interview Ted Rhodes because we think he is a big part of Carpinteria.
His Grandmother came to Pasadena in 1905 and his other grandmother came to California in 1929.
His father's uncle, Edgar Goodspeed, was a very famous biblical scholar that translated the Bible.
www.socalsail.com /cyberfair/leader/environment/ted_rhodes.html   (455 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Edgar N. Rhodes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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 RhodesFamily.org - Query Page 3
Christopher Rhodes, born 1759 died 1838 in Enoroee, Spartanburg, SC, married a Sabra Freeman, she born 1770 and still alive in the 1850 census of Sptnbg.
Daughter Nancy Mary Rhodes is born 06 Jan 1861, dies 21 Sep 1949 in Spartanburg.
My gr-uncle JC has said that he believed that this Rhodes family had settled or lived at one time in Hornersville in Dunklin county, MO. Not sure when the family went to Arkansas.
www.rhodesfamily.org /queries3.htm   (2335 words)

  
 July
Sandra Kay Rhodes, age 62, of Hampton, Iowa, was born May 22, 1942, the daughter of Irving and Esther Luppen Leerhoff in Hampton, Iowa.
Sandy was united in marriage with Edgar Rhodes on August 4, 1963 in Iuke, Mississippi.
Casketbearers were James Rhodes, Joshua Schipper, Michael Schipper, Chris Rhodes, Chance Rhodes and Alan Leerhoff.
www.pafways.org /obituaries/clarksvillestar/2004/july.htm   (5067 words)

  
 Edgar Wolfe Literary Award Winners
The Edgar Wolfe Literary Award is presented annually through the efforts of his friends, students and other literary community supporters.
The Edgar Wolfe Literary Award Committee selects local or regional writers who remain true to the ideals of integrity and creative excellence taught by Edgar Wolfe.
Richard Rhodes is the author of The Ungodly, Inland Ground, Sons of Earth, The Ozarks, Looking for America, The Last Safari, Holy Secrets, The Making of the Atomic Bomb, Farm and A Hole in the World.
www.kckpl.lib.ks.us /fol/edwin.htm   (426 words)

  
 Wendy S. Pogorzelski- Review of Live From Death Row - JCJPC - Volume 4, Issue 2
The introduction by John Edgar Wideman, Rhodes Scholar, college professor, novelist, and author of Brothers and Keepers (1984), a book where he and his brother, a convicted felon, discuss their lives, [End page 42] begins to make the connections between "us" and "them", connections that are at the heart of Abu- Jamal's message.
Abu-Jamal was scheduled to be put to death August 17, 1995 but due to national and international pressure calling for a new trial, was granted a temporary stay of execution.
As referred to by John Edgar Wideman in the introduction of Live From Death Row.
www.albany.edu /scj/jcjpc/vol4is2/wendyp.html   (1956 words)

  
 Research General Surgeons by name – Doctor Reports
Marvin C. Rhode, MD - Pine Bluff, Arkansas
William R. Rhodes, MD - Bowling Green, Kentucky
James K. Rhodes, MD - Raleigh, North Carolina
www.healthgrades.com /directory_search/Physician/Profiles/General-Surgery/alphas179.cfm   (854 words)

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