Carl Wood Riddick

February 25, 1872 (age 88)

Wells, Faribault County, Minnesota

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 Company, Montana. In 1918, Montana"s at-large congressional district, which elected two separate members, was abolished, and the 1st and 2nd districts were created in its place. One of the at-large representatives, John M. Evans, opted to run for re-election in the 1st district, while the other, Jeannette Rankin, instead opted to run for the Senate. Riddick ran in the newly created 2nd district, and was narrowly elected over Harry B. Mitchell, the Democratic nominee. He was re-elected in a landslide over M. McCusker in 1920. Rather than seek re-election to a third term, he opted to run for the United States Senate in 1922 to replace retiring Senator Henry L. Myers. After leaving politics, Riddick served as president of the National Republic, a magazine published in Washington, District of Columbia He was the operator of a home development at Sylvan Shores in South River, Maryland. In later years he lived in Maryland and Florida. Riddick died on July 9, 1960 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is interred at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Annapolis, Maryland.

Carl Wood Riddick

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United States representative politician

Background

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.

Education

Lawrence University.

Career

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 Company, Montana. In 1918, Montana"s at-large congressional district, which elected two separate members, was abolished, and the 1st and 2nd districts were created in its place.

One of the at-large representatives, John M. Evans, opted to run for re-election in the 1st district, while the other, Jeannette Rankin, instead opted to run for the Senate.

Riddick ran in the newly created 2nd district, and was narrowly elected over Harry B. Mitchell, the Democratic nominee. He was re-elected in a landslide over M. McCusker in 1920.

Rather than seek re-election to a third term, he opted to run for the United States Senate in 1922 to replace retiring Senator Henry L. Myers. After leaving politics, Riddick served as president of the National Republic, a magazine published in Washington, District of Columbia He was the operator of a home development at Sylvan Shores in South River, Maryland.

In later years he lived in Maryland and Florida.

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

Achievements

Riddick won the Republican primary over State Attorney General Wellington D. Rankin, but in the general election, he lost to Burton K. Wheeler, the Democratic nominee, by a wide margin.

Membership

He served as a Republican member of the United States. House of Representatives from the Second District of Montana.

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