St. Louis, Missouri,[2] John Ellis Rodley (February 2, 1852 – December 2, 1919) was the fourteenth President of the Chico Board of Trustees, the governing body of Chico, California from 1897 to 1899.
He was born February 2, 1852, in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland, the son of Edward Rodley and Sarah Ellis.
[2] The family emigrated to the United States in about 1868, and settled in Lebanon, Missouri.
[2] Although, he was still very young at the time, John began his study of medicine under Dr. Hugh Falconer in Scotland.
[2] In 1899, Rodley was sentenced to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of perjury in the witnessing of a forged will offered for probate.