George Saunders Rideout (born 2 January 1945 in

Moncton Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. Th ...

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) was a member of the

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from 1988 to 1997. He was also the mayor of Moncton from 1983 to 1988. During his tenure as mayor, he laid the groundwork for Moncton's ascension as a regional hub of economic activity. The son of two former federal Members of Parliament, Sherwood Rideout and

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, he was a

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by career, in practice with Stewart & Stratton and later Rideout & Robinson. Stepping down as mayor in 1988, he won election for the

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that year and in the following elections in 1993, representing the

electoral district. Rideout thus served in the 34th and 35th Canadian Parliaments and in doing so, gave the Rideout family the distinction of being one of the few in Canada to have three separate family members to hold the same riding. Rideout did not seek a third term in Parliament and left federal politics in 1997. Shortly afterwards, he was appointed to the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick, where he served until he retired at age 75.

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* 1945 births Living people Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Mayors of Moncton Judges in New Brunswick 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century mayors of places in New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-mayor-stub