George Redditt | |
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Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Carroll County district | |
In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1863-09-02)September 2, 1863 Teoc, Mississippi |
Died | October 1, 1953(1953-10-01) (aged 90) Morgan City, Mississippi |
Political party | Democrat |
George Irby Redditt (September 2, 1863 - October 1, 1953) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Carroll County, from 1916 to 1920.
Biography
George Irby Redditt was born on September 2, 1863, in Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi. His parents were David Lorenzo Redditt and Mary Elizabeth (Sledge) Redditt. He received his M. D. degree from Tulane University in 1889. He married Maybell Alice Hill in 1893. After retiring from practicing medicine after 12 years of doing so, he was elected vice president of the People's Bank of North Carrollton, Mississippi. In 1915, he was elected to represent his native Carroll County in the Mississippi House of Representatives. He served from 1916 to 1920. He continued practicing medicine afterwards, retiring after 60 years of doing so in 1949. He died in Morgan City, Mississippi, on October 1, 1953.
References
- ^ History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ "Obituary for George Iry Redditt - Newspapers.com". Greenwood Commonwealth. 2 October 1953. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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