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Alfred Moore Waddell

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Alfred Moore Waddell Veteran Famous memorial

Birth
Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Death
17 Mar 1912 (aged 77)
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section K Lot 114
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US Congressman. He was the Editor of the Wilmington Daily Herald as the Civil War began. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel of a North Carolina Regiment during the war. He was elected as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina from 1871 to 1879. A gifted orator, he championed white supremacy in the 1898 election and was installed as Wilmington's Mayor during the coup that occurred during the riot (1898-1906).
US Congressman. He was the Editor of the Wilmington Daily Herald as the Civil War began. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel of a North Carolina Regiment during the war. He was elected as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina from 1871 to 1879. A gifted orator, he championed white supremacy in the 1898 election and was installed as Wilmington's Mayor during the coup that occurred during the riot (1898-1906).

Bio by: Evening Blues




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  • Originally Created by: Evening Blues
  • Added: Nov 6, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8065989/alfred_moore-waddell: accessed ), memorial page for Alfred Moore Waddell (16 Sep 1834–17 Mar 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8065989, citing Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.