John J. Rhodes III

(Son of John Jacob Rhodes), a Representative from Arizona. Born in Mesa, Ariz. , September 8, 1943. Graduated from Landon School, Bethesda, Md. , 1961. B. A. , Yale University, New Haven, Conn. , 1965. J. D. , University of Arizona College of Law, Tucson, Ariz. 1968. Admitted to the Arizona State bar in 1968 and commenced practice in Mesa. Lawyer, private practice. Captain, U. S. Army, 1968-1970, with service in Vietnam. Republican district chairman, 1972- 1982. Mesa Board of Education, 1973-1976. Served with Central Arizona Water Conservation District, 1983-1986. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundredth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 1993). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992. Died on January 20, 2011, in Washington, DC. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.