Researching Samuel Waddy
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 99 people with the Waddy surname? In that year Waddy was ranked number 3480 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Samuel means "asked of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Samuel Waddy on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Samuel Waddy and the Waddy Family History
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Waddy Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Samuel Waddy
Samuel Danks Waddy
Samuel Danks Waddy (27 June 1830 – 30 December 1902) was an English politician.
He was born in Gateshead, the son of Samuel Dousland Waddy, a Methodist minister. The family soon moved to Sheffield and his father was instrumental in the founding of Wesley College in 1838 (and was Governor of the school from 1844 to 1862). Samuel Danks Waddy attended Wesley College himself and was the first pupil to be registered in 1838.
He was elected as the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnstaple, Devon on 3 February 1874 but resigned this seat in December 1879 to stand in a by-election in the Sheffield constituency, taking the seat on 21 December 1879. However he held the Sheffield seat for less than four months, being voted out by just 40 votes on 3 April 1880.
He was elected as MP for Edinburgh in 1882, and when that seat was abolished, he contested, but lost, the new Islington North seat at the 1885 general election.
On 7 July 1886, at the 1886 general election, he was elected as M.P. for the Brigg constituency in Lincolnshire. He held the seat until 1894 when he was appointed Recorder of Sheffield. He kept this position until he resigned shortly before his death, in late 1902.
In 1896 he was appointed as Judge of the Cheshire County Court but only held the position for two weeks, transferring to be Judge of the Sheffield County Court on 24 April 1896. He died in Islington, London aged 72.
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