"1739"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1093805279"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "James Waddel"@en . . "James Waddel"@en . . . . . . . . . "Newry, Ireland"@en . . . "11311"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1805"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "1805-09-17"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "\"Mr. Wirt stated to me that, so far from adding colors to the picture of Dr. Waddel's eloquence, he had fallen below the truth. In person he was tall and erect, his mien was unusually dignified, and his manners graceful and eloquent. Under his preaching, audiences were irresistibly and simultaneously moved, like the wind-shaken forest.\""@en . . . . . . . . . "July 1739"@en . "20899654"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "James Waddel"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1805-09-17"^^ . "American"@en . . . . . . "pastor"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "James Waddel (or Waddell, July 1739 \u2013 September 17, 1805) was an Irish American Presbyterian preacher from Virginia noted for his eloquence. He was a founding trustee of Liberty Hall (later Washington and Lee University), when it was made into a college in 1776. The family name has had various spellings and pronunciations. Waddel's descendants have typically pronounced \"Waddell\" with a stress on the final syllable and have spelled it with two Ls."@en . "James Waddel (or Waddell, July 1739 \u2013 September 17, 1805) was an Irish American Presbyterian preacher from Virginia noted for his eloquence. He was a founding trustee of Liberty Hall (later Washington and Lee University), when it was made into a college in 1776. The family name has had various spellings and pronunciations. Waddel's descendants have typically pronounced \"Waddell\" with a stress on the final syllable and have spelled it with two Ls."@en . .