Richard Waddington
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Richard Waddington
was a French legislator and historian, brother of William Henry
and cousin of Charles Waddington. He was born at Rouen
. In 1870–71 he served as a captain of artillery. Elected a deputy in 1876, he sat with the Left Centre until 1891, when he was elected senator for Seine-Inférieure
. He was re-elected to the Senate in 1900. Waddington wrote Louis XV et le renversement des alliances (1896), and La guerre de sept ans: histoire diplomatique et militaire (five volumes, Paris : Firmin-Didot et cie, published 1899–1914).
Richard Waddington was the manager of Waddington cotton manufactury of Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre (Eure-et-Loir). He was born from the marriage of Thomas Waddington (Cotton manufacturer in Saint Remy sur Avre) with Ann Chisholm, William Chisholm's daughter (son of Roderik Chisholm of Chisholm, 21 chief of Chisholm clan) and Janet Mackintosh of Kyllachy (source from : Alexander MacKenzie, History of the Chisholms, Inverness 1891) and Gérard RIEHL collection (GSM 06 17 52 92 92 22 March 2007). Richard Waddington died in 1913, but some of his writings might have been published after his death.
was a French legislator and historian, brother of William Henry
William Henry Waddington
William Henry Waddington was a French statesman who was Prime Minister of France in 1879.-Early life and education:...
and cousin of Charles Waddington. He was born at Rouen
Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
. In 1870–71 he served as a captain of artillery. Elected a deputy in 1876, he sat with the Left Centre until 1891, when he was elected senator for Seine-Inférieure
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
. He was re-elected to the Senate in 1900. Waddington wrote Louis XV et le renversement des alliances (1896), and La guerre de sept ans: histoire diplomatique et militaire (five volumes, Paris : Firmin-Didot et cie, published 1899–1914).
Richard Waddington was the manager of Waddington cotton manufactury of Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre (Eure-et-Loir). He was born from the marriage of Thomas Waddington (Cotton manufacturer in Saint Remy sur Avre) with Ann Chisholm, William Chisholm's daughter (son of Roderik Chisholm of Chisholm, 21 chief of Chisholm clan) and Janet Mackintosh of Kyllachy (source from : Alexander MacKenzie, History of the Chisholms, Inverness 1891) and Gérard RIEHL collection (GSM 06 17 52 92 92 22 March 2007). Richard Waddington died in 1913, but some of his writings might have been published after his death.