Hugh D Waddell

(1799-1878)

At a Glance

Hugh Waddell maintained a law office, not standing, at the extreme northeast intersection of West King and North Wake Streets. He was an alumnus of the University of North Carolina and served as a North Carolina State Representative, Senator and Lieutenant Governor. He served in the House 1828-29, 1835; Senate 1836-37, 1840-41, 1844-45, 1846-47, 1848. President of the Senate (Lt. Gov.) 1836. In politics he was a Whig.

He was son of John W. and Sarah Nash Waddell, and grandson of Gen. Hugh Waddell and Gen. Francis Nash.

In 1842 he opened a school in Hillsborough to prepare young men for the bar. He lived at Seven Hearths until 1853, when he moved to Chapel Hill and put Seven Hearths on the market. He practiced law in Hillsborough until 1867 when he moved to Wilmington to live with his son Alfred, also a lawyer.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Hugh D Waddell was born on March 21, 1799. He died in 1878, and was buried in St. James Parish, Wilmington, NC.

Places of Residence

• Wilmington, NC [1].
• Twin Chimneys in Hillsborough, NC [1].

Schools Attended

• University of North Carolina, until 1818 [1].

Occupations

• Attorney.
• NC Legislator.

Relatives

• Spouse: Susan Henrietta Moore (1804-1879), married in 1824.
  Children:
  
  • five sons, Henry Marsden Waddell (b. 1828), Douglas S Waddell (1830-1892), Alfred Moore Waddell (b. 1836), Hugh M Waddell (1838-1911) and Duncan Cameron Waddell (d. 1842).
  • one daughter, Maria "Mariah" E. Waddell (1832-1853) .

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).