Sherwood Rideout Explained

Sherwood Rideout
Birth Date:July 17, 1917
Birth Name:Sherwood Hayes Rideout
Birth Place:Moncton, New Brunswick
Office1:Mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick
Term Start1:1961
Term End1:1963
Predecessor1:Michael Baig
Successor1:Leonard Jones
Office2:Member of Parliament for Westmorland
Term Start2:1962
Term End2:1964
Predecessor2:William Creaghan
Successor2:Margaret Rideout
Party:Liberal
Spouse:Margaret Rideout
Children:George Rideout
Occupation:Trainmaster

Sherwood Hayes Rideout (July 17, 1917 – May 29, 1964) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Westmorland from 1962 until his death in 1964. Prior to his election to the House of Commons of Canada, he was the mayor of the City of Moncton. During World War 2, Rideout acted as a train-master and was considered a key figure in the management of the train system and logistics planning that allowed vehicles, supplies and troop transports to be shipped through Moncton (known as the Hub City) to the port in Halifax.

A Liberal, he was elected in the 1962 election. Following his death from a heart attack, on a train bound for Moncton from Ottawa,[1] he was succeeded by his widow Margaret, the first woman from New Brunswick to be elected to the House of Commons. Their son George also served in the House of Commons in the 1990s.

Personal life

Sherwood Rideout was the son of George R. Rideout, the former Police Chief of Moncton. His sibling were, Charles T. Rideout, who was an assistant to the vice-president of CN, Catherine who lived in Bermuda for most of her life, and Georgina "Georgie" Rideout Seeley, who was a nurse during ww2, and was married to Murray Seeley, a wealthy businessman.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Deaths. The Ottawa Journal. 30 May 1964. 28. Newspapers.com. 19 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Georgina Seeley - 2009 - Brock & Visser Funeral Home Burial & Cremation Services Ltd. . 2023-12-04 . www.tributearchive.com . en.