Background
RHODES, Lucian Monroe was born on October 13, 1874 in Huntingdon, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Marion and Nanny Jane (Morgan) Rhodes.
RHODES, Lucian Monroe was born on October 13, 1874 in Huntingdon, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Marion and Nanny Jane (Morgan) Rhodes.
High School; Southern Normal University Huntingdon, Tennessee, one term.
1896. Engaged farming, teaching, timber business until 1906. Vice-president, president, Farmers Union of Tennessee, 1909-1917. Chmn., National. Board Directors, Farmers Union, 1910-1917, Legislative Committee, same, 1910-1917.
Chmn. City Board Education, Huntingdon, 1912-1917. State Market Commissioner, Florida, since 1917. Organized National. Association State Marketing Officials, 1919.
Served president, secretary, vice-president, treasury, chmn. exec, comm., same. Chmn. Executive Committee, Florida State Farmers Union, 1917-1921. President, Florida Farm Bureau.
Federation, 1921-1923. Member. Southern States Early Potato Committee, Florida Agriculture Marketing Board. Member, Agriculture Committee Florida State Chamber of Commerce.
Associate Editor, National. Field, 18. Wrote numerous pamphlets on co-operative marketing. Contbr. agri. papers on various agri. subjects Member: Florida State Hort.
Society; National. Board Farm Orgs. National. Association State Marketing Officials. State Association of Realtors.
Masons; Jacksonville Chamber Commerce.
Spouse Anna E. McEwen, October 21.