Floyd M. Riddick
Floyd Riddick | |
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| Parliamentarian of the United States Senate | |
| In office 1964โ1974 | |
| Preceded by | Charles L. Watkins |
| Succeeded by | Murray Zweben |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 13, 1908 Trotville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 2000 (aged 91) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Spouse | Marguerite Riddick |
| Education | Duke University (BA, PhD) Vanderbilt University (MA) |
Floyd Millard Riddick (July 13, 1908 โ January 25, 2000) was a
Louis Wyman, and the preparations for a planned impeachment trial of Richard Nixon. He is also famous for advocating the change in the rules of cloture
.
Early life
Floyd M. Riddick was born in
doctoral dissertation, he spent a year observing the workings of the United States House of Representatives
, a study which he eventually expanded and published as Congressional Procedure in 1941.
Career and death
After moving to
Western Political Quarterly. From 1951 to 1964, Riddick served as the Assistant Senate Parliamentarian. Floyd M. Riddick succeeded Charles L. Watkins as the Senate Parliamentarian in 1964, and held that position until 1974. As parliamentarian emeritus, he remained as a consultant to the United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. Floyd M. Riddick died in Santa Fe, New Mexico
at age 91, on January 25, 2000.
Bibliography
- Riddick's Rules of Procedure: A Modern Guide to Faster and More Efficient Meetings (1991)
- Robert's Rules of Order (1986) [one of the revisors]
- Senate Procedure (1958,1964,1974)
- Congressional Procedure (1941)
References
- U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Oral History > Floyd M. Riddick
- Relative to the death of Dr. Floyd M. Riddick, Parliamentarian Emeritus of the United States Senate. (Agreed to by Senate)[permanent dead link]
- Sigma Xi Today. May/June 2000. Volume 9, Number 3.
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