Rufus N. Rhodes

Rufus Napoleon Rhodes (June 5, 1856– January 12, 1910) was the founder, publisher, and managing editor of the Birmingham News in Alabama from 1888 until his death.

[1] Rhodes practiced law in Clarksville, Tennessee, for four years.

[1] For a time, he was a private secretary to United States Senator James E. Bailey of Tennessee, and served for one term in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

[1] He later practiced law for four years in Chicago, Illinois.

[1] He was the first editor to endorse Grover Cleveland as president.