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Vienna, where his acatleniy became celebrated aiul patronized by the best citizens of the state. In 1818 lie was elected president of the University of Georgia, and in May, ISIU, lie removed with his family to Alliens, Ga., presiding over tiie univer- sity. 1810-21). He returned to Willington.S.C, in February. 1830. where he was pastor, 1830-37. He was married first, to Catharine, a sister of Jolin C. Calhoun, who died childless; and secondly, about 1800, to Elizabeth W. Pleasants of Virginia, by whom he had four sons, James Pleasants Waddel (1801-G9). University of Geor- gia. A.B.. 18-''2. A.M., 1825; tutor there, 1823-24; principle of the academy of Richmond county, 1824-26. and professor of ancient languages, University of Georgia, 1836-56; the Rev. Isaac W. Waddel, A.B., University of Georgia, 1823, A.M., 1826; Dr. William W. Waddel, A.B., Univei-sity of Georgia 1823, A.M., 1826; and John Newton Waddel (q.v.). Moses Waddel received the honorary degree of D.D. from the College of South Carolina in 1807. He died in Willington, S.C, July 21, 1840.

WADDELL, Alfred Moore, representative, was born in Hillsboi-o, N.C., Sept. 16, 1834; son of Hugh (1799-1878) and Susan Henrietta (Moore) Waddell; grandson of John and Sarah (Nash) Waddell, great-grandson of Judge Alfred (q.v.) and Susan (Eagles) Moore, of Gen. Hugh Wad- dell, soldier (q.v.), and of Gen. Francis Nash (q.v.). His father was graduated from the Uni- versity of North Carolina, A.B., 1818; served in both branches of the state legislature, and was a lawyer of distinction. Alfred M. Waddell attended Bingham's school and Caldwell institute in Hills- boro; was a student in the University of North Carolina, 1850-53: was admitted to the bar in 18.55, and began practice in Wilmington, N.C., serving as clerk and master of the court of equit}' of New Hanover county, N.C., 1858-61. He was three times married, first March 5, 1857, to Julia, daughter of Timothy and Elizabeth (Hoskins) Savage of Wilmington, N.C., secondly in 1878, to Ellen Savage, and thirdly, in 1896, to Gabrielle de G. De R<jsset. He was an editor and proprie- tor of the Wilmington Herald, 1800-01; a dole- gate to the Conservative-Union convention at Baltimore, Md., 1860, which nominated John Bell for President; served as adjutant and subse- quetly as lieutenant-colonel of 41st regiment, 3d cavalry, C.S.A., 1861-64, and subsequently re- sumed practice in Wilmington. He was a Dem- ocratic representative from North Carolina in the 42d-45th congresses. 1871-79, serving as a mem- ber of the Ku Kliix committee and as chairman of that on post-offices and post-roads in the 45th congress; wa.s a delegate-at-large to the Dem- ocratic national conventions of ^S^0 and 1896; edited the Charlotte, N.C.. Jouriml-Observer, 1881-

82; and elector-at-large on the Cleveland-Thur- nian ticket, 1888, and mayor of Wilmington, N.C., 1898-1903. He received the honorary degrees of A.M. and LL.D. from the University of North Carolina, and is the author of: A Colonial Officer and His Times, 1754-1773; A Biographical Sketch of Gen. Hugh Waddell (1890) and of several magazine articles.

WADDELL, Hugh, soldier, was born in Lis- burn, county Down, Ireland, in 1734 or 1735 (the exact date is unknown); son of Hugh and IsaViella (Brown) Waddell. He came with his father to America in 1742, and after several years returned to Ireland. Upon the appointment of Arthur Dobbs, a friend of his father, as governor of North Carolina, he came to the latter state about 1753, and was clerk of the council, 1754-55. He served as lieutenant in Col. James Innes's I'egi- nient in the French invasion of Virginia, 1754, being promoted captain, 1755; constructed and commanded Fort Dobbs the following year, being appointed commissioner to treat with the Chero- kee and Catawba Indians; was ordered to Foi't Loudon, Tenn., 1757, and in the same year was a member from Rowan county of the North Car- olina assembly. He was promoted major in 1758, and commanded a battalion of three (N.C.) com- panies in the march and advance upon Fort Duquesne: promoted colonel, 1759, and stationed at Fort Piince George; repelled an Indian at- tack upon Fort Dobbs, Feb. 27, 1760, and was sub- sequently engaged in Virginia in routing the Cherokees. He was again a member of the as- sembly from Rowan county in 1760 and from Bladen count}' in 1705 and 1771, and also a mem- ber of the business firm of John Burgwin & Co., 1760-65; justice of the peace, 1762, and a judge of the inferior court of New Hanover count)', 1764. He commanded in the armed resistance to the landing from the Diligence at government stamps, at Brunswick, N.C, Nov. 28, 1765, the only armed resistance to the Stamp Act in America, and was in command of Governor Tryon's escort in determining the boundary line between North Carolina and the Cherokees, May-June, 1767. He visited England, 1768; was recom- mended as a member of Governor Tryon's coun- cil in 1771, but not appointed, and in the regula- tion war of that year was made brigadiei'-general of a division and detailed to Salisbury, but did not participate in the battle of Alamance, owing to his supplies from South Carolina being cut off by the regulators, which forced his retreat at Yadkin river. General Waddell was married in 1762 to Mary, daughter of Capt. Roger and Mary (Marsdees) Haynesof Castle Haynes, N.C. See: " A Colonial Officer and his Times." by Alfred Moore Waddell (1890). He died at Bellefont, Pladen county, N.C, April 9, 1773.