Haywood Yancey Riddle (June 20, 1834 – March 28, 1879) was an American politician, attorney, and educator who served as a member of the

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from

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Early life and education

Riddle was born in

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, the son of Wylie Jones and Ruth Bowers Riddle. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from

Union University Union University is a private Baptist Christian university in Jackson, Tennessee, with additional campuses in Germantown and Hendersonville. The university is affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention (Southern Baptist Convention). It is ...

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in 1854.

Career

He was an adjunct professor of mathematics and languages at Union University. He graduated from

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Lebanon, Tennessee Lebanon is the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 38,431 at the 2020 census. Lebanon is located in Middle Tennessee, approximately east of downtown Nashville. Lebanon is part of the Nashville Metropolit ...

in 1857 and was admitted to the

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the same year. When Riddle moved to

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in 1858, he engaged in agricultural pursuits. He enlisted in the

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as a private in 1861 and served throughout the war. In the last year, he was on the staffs of

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and Mackall. Riddle moved to Lebanon, Tennessee, in

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in 1865 to practice law, but he was employed as a deputy clerk in the chancery clerk's office for five years. He was appointed clerk for a term of six years in 1870 and served until December 20, 1875. Elected as a

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to the

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to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel M. Fite, Riddle was then re-elected to the

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and served from December 14, 1875, to March 3, 1879.

Personal life

He married Martha G. Skelton and they had four children, Haywood Yancy Jr., Henry Shelton, Jennie Wren, and Rubie. Riddle died in Lebanon, Tennessee, on March 28, 1879, and is

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at Cedar Grove Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Riddle, Haywood Yancey 1834 births 1879 deaths Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee 19th-century American politicians