John Reginald Rhodes
Male, Deceased Person
1929 – 1978
Who was John Reginald Rhodes?
John Reginald Rhodes was a broadcaster and politician from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, the son of John Francis Rhodes, and educated there. In 1955, he married Vivian Louise Shook. Rhodes was a popular radio and television personality on CJIC in the 1960s. Rhodes later was elected to Sault Ste. Marie City Council, and was mayor from 1969 to 1971.
He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1978 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party and was a member of the provincial cabinet in the government of William Davis as Minister of Transportation and Communications from 1974–1975, Minister of Housing from 1975–1978 and Minister of Industry and Tourism in 1978. He died in office in 1978, and was succeeded by Russ Ramsay in the resulting by-election.
He was named posthumously to the Sault Ste. Marie Walk of Fame in September 2007.
The John Rhodes Community Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario was also named after him. The John Rhodes Community Centre is a facility for hosting sporting events and other tourism related activities. Algoma University also presents an annual scholarship named in Rhodes' memory.
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