Joseph L. Rhinock

Who was Joseph L. Rhinock?

Joseph Lafayette Rhinock was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born in Owenton, Kentucky, Rhinock moved to Covington, Kentucky. He attended the Covington public schools. He engaged in the oil-refining business. He served as president of the Covington Public Library Board two terms. He served as member of the city council of Covington. He served as mayor 1893-1900.

Rhinock was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, and Sixty-first Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910. For twenty-two years was connected with theatrical enterprises in New York City and Cincinnati, Ohio, serving as vice president, secretary, and treasurer of the Shubert theatrical companies. He served as vice president of the Loew theatrical enterprises. He became actively interested in horse racing and racetrack corporations. He died at his home in the Bonnie Crest section of New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York, on September 20, 1926. He was interred in Highland Cemetery, Covington, Kentucky.