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George Redditt
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
DiedOctober 1, 1953(1953-10-01) (aged 90)
Morgan City, Mississippi
Political partyDemocrat

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

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George Irby Redditt was born on September 2, 1863, in Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi.[1][2] His parents were David Lorenzo Redditt and Mary Elizabeth (Sledge) Redditt.[1] He received his M. D. degree from Tulane University in 1889.[1][2] He married Maybell Alice Hill in 1893.[1] 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.[1] In 1915, he was elected to represent his native Carroll County in the Mississippi House of Representatives.[1] He served from 1916 to 1920. He continued practicing medicine afterwards, retiring after 60 years of doing so in 1949.[2] He died in Morgan City, Mississippi, on October 1, 1953.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. ^ a b c d "Obituary for George Iry Redditt - Newspapers.com". Greenwood Commonwealth. 2 October 1953. Retrieved 2021-03-10.