George A. Redding
George A. Redding was an American Republican Party politician who served as Cape May County Sheriff, mayor of Wildwood, New Jersey, and represented Cape May County in the New Jersey Senate.
Personal life
Born in Philadelphia on July 1, 1880, Redding was he son of a detective in the Philadelphia Police Department. Educated in Philadelphia, Redding became a city police officer himself at age 21. At the age of 24, Redding relocated to Atlantic City. He relocated to Cape May County, in 1903, where he became a commercial fisherman. Redding held a number of official positions including chief of the Anglesea Fire Company, municipal clerk of Wildwood, police chief of North Wildwood police chief and sheriff of Cape May County.Career
Redding was elected to the position of Cape May County Sheriff in 1922, serving until 1925. Being elected to in 1926, he served as North Wildwood mayor until 1949. In 1945, he was also elected to the state Senate, and held the position until 1948.Redding died on February 8, 1960, at Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital ⋅ in Cape May Court House, after experiencing a broken hip following a fall at his home in North Wildwood.