Thomas L. Rhodes
Thomas Llewellyn "Dusty" Rhodes (né Mathews; July 15, 1939[1] – March 7, 2018) was an American political activist. He was a co-founder of The Club for Growth and had been the president of National Review magazine until he resigned on June 30, 2010.[2]
Early life and career
Rhodes was born in 1939 in New York, and grew up in
Wharton School, was also a graduate school classmate to Midge Decter
according to the Heritage Foundation.
Rhodes died on March 7, 2018, at the age of 78 after battling Parkinson's disease.[5]
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
- ^ "Thomas L. Rhodes, R.I.P." National Review. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- ^ https://nytimes.com/2005/07/08/ politics/08club.html
- ^ Dao, James (29 December 1994). "From the Ivy League and Bay Ridge, Two of Pataki's Conservative Pillars". The New York Times.
- ^ Anderson, Susan Heller (17 June 1991). "Chronicle". The New York Times.
- ^ "Remembering Dusty Rhodes". National Review. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- Muhlhausen, David. "Long Live the Revolution | The Heritage Foundation". Heritage.org. Retrieved 2010-10-22.