Sidney Dillon Redmond
Sidney Dillon Redmond | |
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| Born | October 11, 1871 Ebenezer, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | February 11, 1948 (aged 76) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Other names | S. D. Redmond |
| Alma mater | Rust University (BA, MA) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, lawyer, politician, businessperson, real estate investor, civic leader |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ida Revels Redmond (m. ?–1914; death) |
| Children | 2, including Sidney Revels Redmond |
| Relatives | Hiram R. Revels (father in-law) |
Sidney Dillon Redmond (October 11, 1871 – February 11, 1948) was an American civic leader, physician, lawyer, and politician from Jackson, Mississippi. He was an important African American community leader and headed the Mississippi Republican Party as part of the "black-and-tan" faction. Later in his career (1910) he became a lawyer. His son Sidney Revels Redmond, was a Harvard University Law School graduate, and lawyer; he shared a law practice with his son in Jackson, starting in 1926.