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Rhodes baronets

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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)

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The heir presumptive is the current Baronet's brother Michael Philip James Rhodes (born 1948). There is no further heir to the title.

References

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  • 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 – Baronetcies beginning with "R" (part 1)