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James Allen Rhodes (September 13, 1909 – March 4, 2001) was an American Republican politician from Ohio, and as of 2006 one of only six US state governors to serve 4 four-year terms in office. (The other five were Edwin Edwards, George Wallace, Jim Hunt, Bill Janklow, and Terry Branstad.) Rhodes is tied for the fourth longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,840 days.As governor in 1970, he sent National Guard troops onto the Kent State University campus, resulting in the shooting of students on May 4. Four students were killed and nine others were wounded, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 13, 1909
Birth name	James Allen Rhodes
Birth place	Coalton Ohio
Date of death	March 04, 2001
Place of death	Columbus Ohio
Resting place	Columbus Ohio , Ohio , Green Lawn Cemetery Columbus Ohio

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