Kidd was born in
Milledgeville, Georgia. He went to
Georgia Military College and graduated from
Georgia Institute of Technology. He served in the
United States Army during
World War II and was commissioned a major. Kidd was the owner of a drug store and was the president of a small loans company in Milledegeville, Georgia. He served in the
Georgia House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953 and from 1957 to 1963. Kidd served on the
Baldwin County, Georgia commission from 1955 to 1964 and in the
Georgia State Senate from 1962 to 1992 and was a
Democrat. Kidd acquired the nickname “the Silver Fox” as a tribute both to his silver hair and his political cunning. His son
Rusty Kidd also served in the
Georgia General Assembly and his daughter
Tillie Fowler served in the
United States House of Representatives from
Florida. ==Notes==