Samuel Waddington

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Samuel Waddington (1844–1923) was a British civil servant, traveller and poet.

Life

He was the second son of Thomas Waddington of Boston Spa, Yorkshire. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1862, graduating B.A. in 1865.[1]

Waddington worked in the marine department of the Board of Trade.[2] He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery.[3]

Works

  • English Sonnets by Living Writers (1881)[4]
  • Arthur Hugh Clough: A Monograph (1883)[3]
  • Collected Poems (1902)[5]
  • Chapters of My Life (1909) autobiography[4]

Waddington wrote for periodicals including The Academy, the Athenaeum, and the Pall Mall Gazette.[5]

References

  1. s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Waddington, Samuel
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