Thomas Llewellyn "Dusty" Rhodes (

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Mathews; July 15, 1939 – March 7, 2018) was an American political activist. He was a co-founder of

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and had been the president of ''

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'' magazine until he resigned on June 30, 2010.

Early life and career

Rhodes was born in 1939 in New York, and grew up in

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, the son of Welsh immigrant laborers. He received his master's from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School. He worked at

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from 1974 to 1992. Rhodes was co-founder of Change New York and was a chief adviser of

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, former governor of New York State. Rhodes held several posts at Goldman, Sachs & Company in New York City. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1974 and subsequently served as vice president (1977–1982); vice chairman, Goldman Sachs Limited, London, England (1982–1985); and partner (1986–1992). Rhodes is Chairman of the Lynde and Harry

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, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Delphi Financial Group, Inc. & Subsidiaries, New York; Delphi International Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda; and Oracle Reinsurance Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda, and had been on the board of

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since the end of 1993. Rhodes, a graduate of the

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, was also a graduate school classmate to

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according to the Heritage Foundation. Rhodes died on March 7, 2018, at the age of 78 after battling

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a neurodegenerative disease primarily of the central nervous system, affecting both motor system, motor and non-motor systems. Symptoms typically develop gradually and non-motor issues become ...

Organizations and boards

Rhodes has helped found many organizations and sits upon several Board of Directors. Some of these organizations and positions are as follows: * Co-Founder of the American Civil Rights Institute, * Founder and a trustee of Change-NY, * Co-Founder and a director of the Project for the Republican Future (1993–1995), * President of National Review and a member of the magazine’s Board of Directors, * Trustee of the Empire Foundation for Policy Research, * Co-chairman of the Club for Growth, * Trustee of the Heritage Foundation (1993–1999), * Chairman of the Bradley Foundation.

References

* Muhlhausen, David. "Long Live the Revolution , The Heritage Foundation". Heritage.org. Retrieved 2010-10-22.

External links

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Thomas Rhodes obituary
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rhodes, Thomas L. 1939 births 2018 deaths Activists from New York City American magazine editors American people of Welsh descent Goldman Sachs people National Review people New York (state) Republicans People with Parkinson's disease The Heritage Foundation people Wharton School alumni