Carl W. Riddick

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Carl W. Riddick

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's 2nd district
In office 1919-1923
Preceded by	Jeannette Rankin
Succeeded by	Scott Leavitt
Personal details
Born	Carlos Wood Riddick (1872-02-25)25 February 1872 Wells, Minnesota
Died	9 July 1960(1960-07-09) (aged 88) Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Political party	Republican
Profession	newspaper editor, wheat and cattle raising
Religion	Methodist

Carlos Wood Riddick (February 25, 1872 - July 9, 1960) was an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Second District of Montana.

Biography

Riddick was born in Wells, Faribault County, Minnesota and was educated in the public schools in Michigan, He attended Albion College in Albion, Michigan and Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.^[1]

From 1899 to 1910, Riddick was editor of the Winamac Republican newspaper in Indiana. Following that he was a rancher and County Assessor of Fergus Co., Montana.

Riddick served in the United States House of Representatives from March 1919 to March 1923 in the 66th and 67th Congresses, replacing Jeannette Rankin.^[2] He did not seek reelection in 1922, and ran unsuccessfully for election to the U.S. Senate in 1922.^[3]

After leaving politics, Riddick served as president of the National Republic, a magazine published in Washington, D.C. He was the operator of a home development at Sylvan Shores in South River, Maryland. In later years he lived in Maryland and Florida. His son, Merrill K. Riddick, ran for several offices in Montana as well as President.

Riddick died on July 9, 1960 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is interred at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Annapolis, Maryland.^[4]

References

↑ "RIDDICK, Carl Wood, (1872 - 1960)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
↑ "Rep. Carl Riddick". govtrack.us. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
↑ "Carl Wood Riddick". Find A Grave. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
↑ "Riddick, Carlos Wood (1872-1960)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 14, 2012.

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Members of the United States House of Representatives from Montana

Territorial (1865–1889)

One At-large seat (1889–1913)

Two At-large seats (1913–1919)

Seat	Evans

Seat	Stout Rankin

Districts (1919–1993)

1st district	Evans McCormick Evans Monaghan O'Connell Thorkelson Rankin Mansfield Metcalf Olsen Shoup Baucus Williams

2nd district	Riddick Leavitt Ayers O'Connor D'Ewart Fjare Anderson Battin Melcher Marlenee

One At-large seat (1993–present)

Authority control	VIAF: 11668613

Persondata
Name	Riddick, Carl W.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	25 February 1872
Place of birth	Wells, Minnesota
Date of death	9 July 1960
Place of death	Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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