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.

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

Biography edit

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 edit

  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. Retrieved 2021-03-10.