Edgar Nelson Rhodes

Edgar Nelson Rhodes
10th Premier of Nova Scotia
In office
July 16, 1925 – August 11, 1930
MonarchGeorge V
Lieutenant GovernorJames Robson Douglas
James Cranswick Tory
Preceded byErnest Howard Armstrong
Succeeded byGordon Sidney Harrington
15th Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
In office
January 18, 1917 – March 5, 1922
MonarchGeorge V
Governors GeneralThe Duke of Devonshire
Baron Byng of Vimy
Prime MinisterSir Robert Laird Borden
Arthur Meighen
Preceded byAlbert Sévigny
Succeeded byRodolphe Lemieux
Senator for Amherst, Nova Scotia
In office
July 20, 1935 – March 15, 1942
Appointed byR. B. Bennett
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Richmond—West Cape Breton
In office
August 11, 1930 – July 20, 1935
Preceded byJohn Alexander Macdonald
Succeeded byThe electoral district was abolished in 1933.
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Hants County
In office
June 25, 1925 – August 11, 1930
Serving with Albert E. Parsons
Preceded byJames W. Reid
John A. Macdonald
Succeeded byAlexander S. MacMillan
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Cumberland
In office
October 26, 1908 – December 6, 1921
Preceded byHance James Logan
Succeeded byHance James Logan
Personal details
Born(1877-01-05)January 5, 1877
Amherst, Nova Scotia
DiedMarch 15, 1942(1942-03-15) (aged 65)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Political partyConservative Party
Nova Scotia Conservative Party
Spouse(s)Mary Grace Pipes m, 1905
ProfessionLawyer
CabinetFederal:
Minister of Fisheries (1930–1932)
Minister of Finance and Receiver General (1932–1935)

Edgar Nelson Rhodes, PC (January 5, 1877 – March 15, 1942), was a Canadian parliamentarian from Nova Scotia who served as Premier of Nova Scotia from 1925 to 1930.