27 Aral\u0131k 1864 Sal\u0131 g\u00fcn\u00fc \u0130stanbul’un Beyaz\u0131d semtinin Div\u00e2n-\u0131 Ali mahallesinde d\u00fcnyaya gelen Rahmi Bey’in babas\u0131 \u00e7e\u015fitli sancak muhasebeciliklerinde bulunmu\u015f olan Hilmi Bey’dir. Orta \u00f6\u011frenimini babas\u0131n\u0131n g\u00f6revli olarak bulundu\u011fu G\u00fcm\u00fclcine ve Bursa’da tamamlad\u0131. M\u00fclkiye-i \u015eah\u00e2ne’ye (Siyasal Bilgiler Fak\u00fcltesi’ne) kaydolarak buradan mezun oldu.<\/p>\n
\u0130lk memuriyeti 1878 y\u0131l\u0131nda tayin oldu\u011fu K\u00fctahya Sanca\u011f\u0131 muhasebe kalemindeki g\u00f6revidir.Bir y\u0131l \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131ktan sonra istifa ederek buradan ayr\u0131ld\u0131.1 Kas\u0131m 1884 tarihinde Devlet \u015e\u00fbras\u0131’nda birinci s\u0131n\u0131f “m\u00fcl\u00e2zim”oldu.1 May\u0131s 1886 tarihinde ayn\u0131 maa\u015fla Maliye Nezareti Kupon Kalemi’ne nakloldu.1 May\u0131s 1887’de ayn\u0131 kurulu\u015fun Muh\u00e2kemat Dairesi m\u00fcl\u00e2z\u0131m\u0131 oldu.D\u00fczenli bir \u015fekilde terfi ederek 25 Ocak 1894’de M\u00fclkiye Dairesi birinci muavinli\u011fine getirildi.15 Nisan 1899’da Devlet \u015e\u00fbras\u0131 Bidayet Mahkemesi’ne \u00fcye tayin edildi ve g\u00f6sterdi\u011fi liyakat dikkate al\u0131narak \u00fc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc r\u00fctbeden “Ali-i Osman” ni\u015fan\u0131 verildi.18 May\u0131s 1906 tarihinde \u0130stinaf Mahkemesi \u00fcyesi iken kadro k\u0131s\u0131tlamas\u0131 yap\u0131l\u0131nca, Devlet \u015e\u00fbras\u0131 Temyiz Mahkemesi’ne nakletti.\u0130stinaf Mahkemesi \u00fcyesi iken 19 Ocak 1906 tarihinde bir tahkikat i\u00e7in Viran\u015fehir ve \u00e7evresine g\u00f6nderilmi\u015fti. Devlet \u015e\u00fbras\u0131 17 Mart 1911’de kapat\u0131l\u0131nca a\u00e7\u0131kta kald\u0131.<\/p>\n
Bundan sonra madd\u00ee s\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131lar \u00e7ekmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Bu g\u00f6revlerinin d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda Vefa \u0130dadisi’nde “Kit\u00e2bet-i Resmiye” \u00f6\u011fretmenli\u011fi yapt\u0131. 1918 y\u0131l\u0131nda Dar\u00fclelhan m\u00fcd\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcne getirildi ise de 1.D\u00fcnya sava\u015f\u0131 sonras\u0131n\u0131n t\u00fcrl\u00fc s\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131 i\u00e7inde bu okul kapat\u0131lm\u0131\u015f, Rahmi Bey yine a\u00e7\u0131kta kalm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.B\u00f6ylece aral\u0131ks\u0131z otuz y\u0131l devlet hizmetinde bulunmu\u015f olan bu de\u011ferli sanatk\u00e2r b\u00fcy\u00fck bir yoksullukla y\u00fcz y\u00fcze gelmi\u015f oldu.Bu s\u0131ralarda az\u0131nl\u0131k okullar\u0131n\u0131n baz\u0131lar\u0131nda \u00f6\u011fretmenlik yaparak biraz olsun rahat bir nefes almaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131.1922 y\u0131l\u0131nda Dar\u00fclelhan ikinci kez a\u00e7\u0131l\u0131nca,yeniden m\u00fcd\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011fe getirilece\u011fini ummu\u015ftu. Bu g\u00f6reve Musa S\u00fcreyya bey getirilince b\u00fcy\u00fck bir umutsuzlu\u011fa d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Fel\u00e2ketler bunlarla da bitmedi. Tek \u00e7ocu\u011fu olan k\u0131z\u0131n\u0131,b\u00fcy\u00fck bir \u00f6zenle yeti\u015ftirmi\u015f,kendi m\u00fbs\u0131k\u00ee a\u015fk\u0131n\u0131 ona da b\u00fct\u00fcn g\u00fcc\u00fc ile a\u015f\u0131lam\u0131\u015ft\u0131.Medeni Aziz Efendi’nin o\u011flu tanbur\u00ee ve hanende Z\u00fchd\u00fc Bey’le evlenen biricik k\u0131z\u0131n\u0131n,\u00f6nce mutsuzlu\u011funa tan\u0131k olmu\u015f,sonra verem hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan sonsuzlu\u011fa yolcu etmi\u015fti. “B\u00f6ylece kolu, kanad\u0131 k\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131. Memuriyetten sonra a\u00e7\u0131kta b\u0131rak\u0131l\u0131nca m\u00fbs\u0131k\u00eeden feragat etti; n\u0131sfiyesini k\u0131rd\u0131. Yaratt\u0131\u011f\u0131 e\u015fsiz na\u011fmeleri gelecek nesillere arma\u011fan ederek,tam ve ger\u00e7ek b\u00fct\u00fcn sanatk\u00e2rlar gibi bir yaz ak\u015fam\u0131 sessiz,sedas\u0131z g\u00f6zlerini yumuverdi.” 12 May\u0131s 1924 tarihinde kalp hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan \u00f6len Rahmi Bey’in cenazesi, ertesi g\u00fcn Ey\u00fcb K\u0131rkmerdiven Mezarl\u0131\u011f\u0131nda topra\u011fa verildi.<\/p>\n