Stephen H. Rhodes

Stephen Holbrook Rhodes
Stephen Holbrook Rhodes
2nd Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts
	In office; June 19, 1867[1] – 1870[1]
Preceded by	Edmund H. Bennett[1]
Succeeded by	Daniel L. Mitchell[1]
Member of the; Massachusetts State Senate[2]
	In office; 1870[2]–1871[2]
Member of the; Taunton, Massachusetts; Board of Aldermen; Ward One[1]
	In office; 1867[1] – June 19, 1867[1]
Preceded by	Edgar H. Reed[1]
Succeeded by	Abram Biggs[1]
4th President[3] of The John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company.[2][4]
	In office; March 1879[3] – June 11, 1909[5][4]
Preceded by	George Thornton[3]
Succeeded by	Roland O. Lamb[5]
11th Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts
	In office; December 8, 1874[6][7] – March 12, 1879[6][7]
Preceded by	Julius L. Clarke
Succeeded by	Julius L. Clarke
Personal details
Born	November 7, 1825; Franklin, Massachusetts
Died	June 11, 1909 (aged 83); Brookline, Massachusetts
Spouse	E. M. Godfry[2]
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Stephen Holbrook Rhodes (November 7, 1825 – June 11, 1909) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in the Massachusetts Senate,[2] as the second Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts,[4] and as the fourth President[3] of The John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company.[2][4]

Early life

Rhodes was born in Franklin, Massachusetts, on November 7, 1825, to Stephen and Betsy (Bird) Rhodes.[2]

Rhodes married E. M. Godfry[2] in Taunton, Massachusetts, on November 27, 1847.[2]

Rhodes died on June 11, 1909, at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts.[4][5]

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