Background
Waddell, John Newton was born on April 2, 1812 in Willington, South Carolina, United States. Son of Moses and Elizabeth (Pleasants) Waddell.
Waddell, John Newton was born on April 2, 1812 in Willington, South Carolina, United States. Son of Moses and Elizabeth (Pleasants) Waddell.
Graduate Franklin College (now part of University Georgia), 1829.
Established Montrose (Mississippi) Academy, 1842, charter member board of trustees. Ordained to ministry Presbyterian Church, 1843. A founder U. Mississippi, Oxford, taught ancient languages
U. Mississippi, 1848-1857.
Pastor Presbyterian Church, Oxford, 1848-1857. Taught ancient languages, 1857-1860, Presbyterian Synodical College, LaGrange, Tennessee, president, 1860-1862.
Received official orders to discontinue duties minister when United States Army occupied LaGrange, 1862. Chaplain Confederate Army.
A leader in organization of 1st General Assembly of Southern.
Member board of trustees.
Married Martha Robertson, November 27, 1832. Married second, Mary Werden, August 24, 1854.
