Sidney Dillon Redmond

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 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. He was born into a poor family, and his father died when he was twelve years old. His mother moved from Ebenezer to Holly Springs so they could be able to afford for the children.

He attended Rust University (now Rust College), where he graduated with a bachelor of arts in 1894, and master of arts degree in 1904. This was followed by a career in medicine, as a physician. 1940, and 1944 Republican National Conventions. In 1915, he was disbarred for issues around litigation of a bankrupt fraternity; and by 1920 he was reinstated.

Meanwhile, Sidney Dillon Redmond stayed in Mississippi to fight the charges. His wife died in 1914.

Redmond died on February 11, 1948, in Jackson.