John Newton Waddel | |
|---|---|
| 4thChancellor of the University of Mississippi | |
| In office 1865–1874 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick A. P. Barnard |
| Succeeded by | Alexander P. Stewart |
| Chancellor of Rhodes College | |
| In office 1879–1887 | |
| Preceded by | John Bunyan Shearer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 12,1812 |
| Died | January 9,1895 (aged 82) |
| Spouse | Martha Ann (née Robertson) Waddel |
| Relatives | Moses Waddel (father) Elizabeth H. West (granddaughter) |
| Education | University of Georgia |
John Newton Waddel (born Willington,South Carolina,April 2,1812;died 1895) was the Chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1865 to 1874. [1]
Waddel was the son of Moses Waddel and Eliza Woodson Waddel. [2] [3] He was a graduate of the University of Georgia (1829). [1] He worked as a cotton farmer in Alabama,taught at the Willington Academy in South Carolina,and established the Montrose Academy in Jasper County,Mississippi. [1] A Presbyterian minister,he preached to the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. [1] He also taught at Synodical College. [4] He then became the Chair of the Ancient Languages Department at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. [1] [5] [6] From 1865 to 1874,he served as its chancellor. [1] [4] [7] He resigned to become secretary of education for the Southern Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Memphis,Tennessee. [1] [8] He would later serve as Chancellor of Rhodes College from 1879 to 1887. [9]
Waddel was married to Martha A. Robertson in 1832. [3]