Jim Rhodes

Jim Rhodes
Rhodes in 1981
61st and 63rd Governor of Ohio
In office
January 13, 1975 – January 10, 1983
LieutenantDick Celeste (1975–1979)
George Voinovich (1979)
Vacant (1979–1983)
Preceded byJohn J. Gilligan
Succeeded byDick Celeste
In office
January 14, 1963 – January 11, 1971
LieutenantJohn W. Brown
Preceded byMichael DiSalle
Succeeded byJohn J. Gilligan
21st Ohio State Auditor
In office
1953–1963
GovernorFrank J. Lausche
John William Brown
C. William O'Neill
Michael DiSalle
Preceded byJoseph T. Ferguson
Succeeded byRoger W. Tracy Jr.
44th Mayor of Columbus
In office
1944–1952
Preceded byFloyd F. Green
Succeeded byRobert T. Oestreicher
Personal details
Born
James Allen Rhodes

(1909-09-13)September 13, 1909
Coalton, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 2001(2001-03-04) (aged 91)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeGreen Lawn Cemetery
Columbus, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Helen Rawlins
(m. 1941; died 1987)
Children3
EducationSpringfield High School
Alma materOhio State University

James Allen Rhodes (September 13, 1909 – March 4, 2001) was an American attorney and Republican politician who served as the 61st and 63rd Governor of Ohio from 1963 to 1971 and from 1975 to 1983. Rhodes was one of only seven U.S. governors to serve four four-year terms in office.[a] Rhodes is tied for the sixth-longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,840 days.[1] He also served as Mayor of Columbus from 1944 to 1952 and Ohio State Auditor from 1953 to 1963.

On May 3, 1970, Rhodes sent National Guard troops onto the Kent State University campus at the request of Kent, Ohio mayor LeRoy Satrom after the ROTC building was burned down by unknown arsonists the previous night. On May 4, Guardsmen killed four students and wounded nine others.


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  1. ^ Ostermeier, Eric (April 10, 2013). "The Top 50 Longest-Serving Governors of All Time". Smart Politics.