Riley Reddish

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Riley Reddish

|birth_date = {{birth date|1933|12|26}}

|birth_place = Wayne County, Georgia, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2008|04|01|1933|12|26}}

|office = Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 6th district

|term_start = 1983

|term_end = ???

|preceded = Richard W. Littlefield

|party = Democratic

|alma_mater = Georgia Southern College

}}

Riley Reddish (December 22, 1933 – April 1, 2008) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 6th district of the Georgia State Senate.{{Cite web|url=http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/statreg-images/pdfs/1983.pdf|title=Georgia Official and Statistical Register: 1983-1984|work=Georgia General Assembly|access-date=June 23, 2023}}

Life and career

Reddish was born in Wayne County, Georgia. He attended Georgia Southern College.

Reddish was a Wayne County sheriff.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/857034212/|title=Ex-Sheriff Wins Wayne Senate Seat|work=The Columbus Ledger|location=Columbus, Georgia|date=May 18, 1983|access-date=June 23, 2023|page=40|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/849690851/|title=Ex-Sheriff Takes Oath as Senator|work=The Macon Telegraph|location=Macon, Georgia|date=May 24, 1983|access-date=June 23, 2023|page=4|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}

In 1983, Reddish was elected to represent the 6th district of the Georgia State Senate.

Reddish died on April 1, 2008, at the age of 74.{{Cite news|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/savannah/name/george-reddish-obituary?id=29027569|title=George Reddish Obituary (2008)|work=Savannah Morning News|date=April 2, 2008|access-date=June 23, 2023}}

References

Category:1933 births

Category:2008 deaths

Category:People from Wayne County, Georgia

Category:Democratic Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators

Category:Georgia Southern University alumni

Category:Georgia (U.S. state) sheriffs

Category:20th-century members of the Georgia General Assembly