Carl W. Riddick

Carl W. Riddick

Carl Wood Riddick (born February 25, 1872 in Wells , Faribault County , Minnesota , † July 9, 1960 in Fort Lauderdale , Florida ) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1923 he represented the state of Montana in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and political advancement

Carl Riddick attended his homeland public schools and then Menominee High School through 1890 . He then studied at Albion College in Michigan and at Lawrence University in Appleton , Wisconsin . After completing his studies, he was the publisher and editor of the newspaper "Winamac Republican" from 1899 to 1910.

Riddick became a Republican member . From 1906 to 1908 he was in Indiana on the board of this party. In 1910, Riddick moved to Fergus County , Montana. There he was busy growing wheat and raising livestock between 1910 and 1918. From 1915 to 1918 he was employed in the administration of this district as a "County assessor".

Congressman and further résumé

In the 1918 congressional elections, he was elected to succeed Jeannette Rankin in the US House of Representatives. There he completed two legislative terms between March 4, 1919 and March 3, 1923. In 1922, he decided not to run again. In the same year, however, he ran unsuccessfully for entry into the US Senate . After his political activities, he was initially active in Washington and later in Maryland in business. Eventually he moved to Florida where he died in 1960.

Web links

• Carl W. Riddick in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Carl W. Riddick in the database of Find a Grave (English)