Cecil Rhodes Cecil Rhodes Cecil John Rhodes PC (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) was a British businessman, mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. An ardent believer in British imperialism, Rhodes and his British South Africa Company founded the southern African territory of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), which the company named after him in 1895. South Africa's Rhodes University is also named after him. Rhodes set up the provisions of the Rhodes Scholarship, which is funded by his estate, and put much effort towards his vision
John Clarke (Michigan politician) named Emeline. He was a Freemason and a Knight Templar, and petitioned for the creation of a commandery in St. Clair, Michigan, which thereafter was named the "John Clark Commandery". Clarke died on February 3, 1876, and is buried in Rosehill Cemetery in St. Clair. John Clarke (Michigan politician) John Clarke (July 29, 1797 – February 3, 1876), also spelled Clark, was an American businessman, farmer, and politician. He served in the Michigan Senate in the early years of Michigan's statehood, and later in the Michigan House of Representatives. John Clarke was born in Bath, Maine, on July 29, 1797.