Rhodes' Official House Photo

John Jacob Rhodes, Jr. (September 18, 1916 – August 24, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician, who was elected as a Republican Representative from the state of Arizona. His son, John Jacob Rhodes III, also became a Representative from Arizona. Image File history File linksMetadata Rhodes2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Rhodes2. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ... A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from Arizona to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... John Jacob Rhodes III, (son of John Jacob Rhodes), who was a Republican Representative from Arizona, was born in Mesa, Ariz. ...

Rhodes was born in Council Grove, Kansas. He met Calvin Coolidge when he was eleven years old, and after shaking hands with the President, he reportedly refused to wash his hand for a week. He attended public schools, and in 1938 graduated from Kansas State University, in Manhattan, Kansas. In 1941, he graduated from Harvard Law School, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and became a lawyer with a private practice. From 1941 to 1946 he was in the United States Army Air Corps, and serving at Williams Field, Arizona, he chose to relocate there with his new wife, Elizabeth Harvey Rhodes in 1946. From 1947 to 1952 he was the staff advocate of the Arizona National Guard, and from 1951 to 1952 he was the vice chairman of the Arizona Board of Public Welfare. Council Grove is a city located in Morris County, Kansas. ... John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. ... Kansas State University (sometimes referred to as K-State) is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States. ... Riley County Courthouse, Manhattan Manhattan is a town located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. ... Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ... 1. ... Williams Field is New Zealands principal airport in Antarctica. ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... Seal of the National Guard Bureau Seal of the Army National Guard Seal of the Air National Guard Seal of the National Guard Missile Defense The United States National Guard is a component of the United States Army (the Army National Guard) and the United States Air Force (the Air...

Despite not "wanting" the post, John ran for Attorney General of Arizona in the 1950 election as a Republican. True to his mentor and friend, Barry Goldwater's prediction, he lost; Arizona was over 75% Democrat at the time. In 1952, 1954, and 1968 he was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions. In 1952 John ran again, this time for the U.S. House of Representatives. He won, despite a shoe-string budget, by 8% of the vote, and was elected to the Eighty-third United States Congress. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... Barry Goldwater (January 1, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was the American politician most often credited for sparking the resurgence of the American conservative political movement with his 1964 Presidential campaign. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The Republican National Convention, the presidential nominating convention of the United States Republican Party, is held every four years to determine the partys candidate for the coming Presidential election and the partys platform. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... The Eighty-third United States Congress was in session from 1953 to 1955. ...

John would stay in office for the next 30 years, from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1983, serving in the 83rd to 96th Congresses. He spent seven years as House Minority Leader, from the 93rd to 96th Congresses. January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ninety-sixth United States Congress Links and spelling have to be verified. ... The Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives serves as floor leader of the opposition party, and is the minority counterpart to the Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives. ... The Ninety-third United States Congress was in session from 1973 to 1975. ...

During his stay in office, John played a significant role in countless initiatives. He will most likely be remembered for two things, only the first of which was he genuinely proud of. He became the driving force behind the Central Arizona Project, a project which brought desperately needed water to the cities and towns of Arizona. His name will also be remembered for when he met with President Richard M. Nixon in August, 1974 along with two other men, and informed the President that the Republican Party would not support him through an impeachment. Days later, President Nixon resigned. The Central Arizona Project Aqueduct (CAP) is a 336 mi (541 km) diversion canal in Arizona in the United States. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

After his time on Capitol Hill, John spent most of his remaining days in Mesa, Arizona. On August 14, 2003, Speaker Dennis Hastert made the trip to Arizona to personally award John with the Congressional Distinguished Service Medal, one of only a handful awarded. Rhodes remarked to his friend Hastert that he had the only job Rhodes had ever really wanted. He died only days later after a long fight with cancer, with his wife and most of his children with him. He had been visited by most of his numerous grand and great-grandchildren in the week leading to his death. Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona and part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Metropolitan Area. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Dennis Hastert (born January 2, 1942) is an American politician, and has served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 1999. ... The Distinguished Service Medal is a high level military and civilian decoration of the United States of America which is issued for meritorious service to the government of the United States in either a senior government service position or as a senior officer of the United States armed forces. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. ...

Following his death, over 100 different newspapers carried his obituary, and President George W. Bush also delivered a statement at the White House's website. Obituary for World War I death An obituary is a notice of the death of a person, usually published in a newspaper, written or commissioned by the newspaper, and usually including a short biography. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American businessman and politician, was elected in 2000 as the 43rd President of the United States of America, re-elected in 2004, and is currently serving his second term in that office. ... North façade of the White House, seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. ...

References

• This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. [1]

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External links

Two websites have been created in his memory:

• A biography and an archive of many of his papers from his time in office
• A memorial from family members, friends, and colleagues; including Gerald Ford and Dennis Hastert (no longer available in preparation for publishing)