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Hugh Waddell (politician)
Hugh Waddell may refer to: * Hugh Waddell (general) (c. 1734–1773), military figure in the Province of North Carolina * Hugh Waddell (rugby league) (1958–2019), British rugby league footballer {{DEFAULTSORT:Waddell, Hugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Waddell (general)
General Hugh Waddell ( – 9 April 1773) was an Irish-born American military officer in the Province of North Carolina prior to the American Revolutionary War. Waddell formed and led a provincial militia unit in Rowan County, North Carolina and the Ohio River Valley during the French and Indian War and the Anglo-Cherokee War, and supervised the construction of Fort Dobbs near the settlement of the Fourth Creek Congregation. His career was well-served by close connections to several provincial governors of North Carolina. Early life Waddell was born in Lisburn, County Down, Ireland, to Hugh and Isabella Brown Waddell who were of Ulster Protestant origin, although the exact date of his birth is unknown. As a family friend to the aristocrat Arthur Dobbs of County Antrim, who had just been appointed as Governor of North Carolina, Waddell was sent to the colonies in 1753 or 1754, and enlisted in the service of the acting Governor, Matthew Rowan, as a lieutenant. French and India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |