Stephen Holbrook Rhodes (November 7, 1825 – June 11, 1909) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in the Massachusetts Senate, as the second Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts, and as the fourth President of The John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Early life

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

Stephen H. Rhodes

Family life

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

Stephen H. Rhodes

Death

Rhodes died on June 11, 1909, at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Stephen H. Rhodes

See also

1870 Massachusetts legislature

1871 Massachusetts legislature

Notes

1825 births

1909 deaths

Massachusetts state senators

Politicians from Brookline, Massachusetts

People from Franklin, Massachusetts

Mayors of Taunton, Massachusetts

American chief executives

Massachusetts city council members

19th-century American politicians

19th-century American businesspeople