Samuel Waddington
Samuel Waddington (1844 – 7 November 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. Waddington worked in the marine department of the Board of Trade. He died in Kilburn on 7 November 1923. He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery. Works. Waddington wrote for periodicals including "The Academy", the "Athenaeum", and the "Pall Mall Gazette".