Rhodes baronets
The Rhodes Baronetcy, of Hollingworth in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 29 May 1919 for George Rhodes. He was a Justice of the Peace for Cheshire. The second Baronet was Chairman of Thomas Rhodes, cotton spinners and manufacturers, and represented Stalybridge and Hyde in the House of Commons as a Conservative from 1922 to 1923. The third Baronet was an actor, appearing in, among other films, The Colditz Story (1955)
Rhodes baronets, of Hollingworth (1919)
- Sir George Rhodes, 1st Baronet (3 September 1860 – 5 February 1924)
- Sir John Phillips Rhodes, 2nd Baronet (19 July 1884 – 14 November 1955)
- Sir Christopher George Rhodes, 3rd Baronet (30 April 1914 – 22 June 1964), film and television actor
- Sir John Christopher Douglas Rhodes, 4th Baronet (born 24 May 1946)
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
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