Marion E. Rhodes
American politician (1868-1928)
Marion Edwards Rhodes (January 4, 1868 – December 25, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri's 13th congressional district.
Born on a farm near Glen Allen, Missouri, Rhodes attended the public schools and Will Mayfield College.
He was graduated from the State normal school at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in 1891 and from Stansbury College in 1893.
He taught school.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1896 and commenced practice in Potosi, Washington County, Missouri, in 1898.
He served as delegate to all Republican State conventions from 1896 to 1920.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Washington County 1900–1904.
Rhodes was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress.
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