Sherwood Rideout

Sherwood Rideout
Sherwood Rideout
Mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick
	In office; 1961–1963
Preceded by
Succeeded by	Leonard Jones
Member of Parliament for Westmorland
	In office; 1962–1964
Preceded by	William Creaghan
Succeeded by	Margaret Rideout
Personal details
Born	Sherwood Hayes Rideout; July 17, 1917; Moncton, New Brunswick
Died	May 29, 1964 (aged 46)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	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, 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.

v 1962 Canadian federal election: Westmoreland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sherwood Rideout	18,334	42.8	-1.7
	Progressive Conservative	William Creaghan	17,818	41.6	-6.7
	New Democratic Party	Edward McAllister	5,848	13.7	+7.8
	Social Credit	John Bampton	836	2.0	+0.7

v 1963 Canadian federal election: Westmoreland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sherwood Rideout	19,989	48.1	+5.3
	Progressive Conservative	Jean-Paul LeBlanc	16,356	39.4	-2.2
	New Democratic Party	Edward McAllister	4,415	10.6	-3.1
	Social Credit	John Bampton	771	1.9	-0.1

References[]

^ "Deaths". The Ottawa Journal. 30 May 1964. p. 28. Retrieved 19 July 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[]

Sherwood Rideout – Parliament of Canada biography

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[1] "Deaths". The Ottawa Journal. 30 May 1964. p. 28. Retrieved 19 July 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

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Sherwood Rideout

Mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick
In office 1961–1963
Preceded by
Succeeded by	Leonard Jones
Member of Parliament for Westmorland
In office 1962–1964
Preceded by	William Creaghan
Succeeded by	Margaret Rideout

Personal details
Born	Sherwood Hayes Rideout July 17, 1917 Moncton, New Brunswick
Died	May 29, 1964 (1964-05-30) (aged 46)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Margaret Rideout
Children	George Rideout
Occupation	Trainmaster