Tulare County Biographies

EDWIN HAMILTON WADDELL, D. D. S.

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler

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        Dr. Edwin Hamilton Waddell, one of the leading dentists of Visalia, 
California, is a native of the state, born in Ione, Amador county, November 23, 
1886. His parents, George Edwin and Susan (Vogan) Waddell. were both born in 
that county, where their families were among the pioneers.
        Edwin Hamilton Waddell received his elementary education in the public 
schools of his native town. After graduating from the high school there he 
attended the Sacramento high school and then entered the dental department of 
the University of California, where he was a member of the graduating class of 
1908, receiving the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. He began practice in 
Exeter, Tulare county, but in the summer of 1909 he removed to Visalia, where he 
has built up a satisfactory patronage. His office and laboratory are equipped 
with all the modern appliances used in the dental profession and he keeps fully 
abreast of the new discoveries in dentistry. He is a member of the San Joaquin 
Valley Dental Association, and belongs to several other organizations. In 
Masonry he is a member of Visalia Lodge No. 128, is a Knights Templar Mason, and 
belongs to Islam Temple of the Mystic Shrine of San Francisco. He is also a 
member of Visalia Lodge No. 546, Loyal Order of Moose, and Visalia Lodge No. 
1298, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks.
        On August 25, 1913, Dr. Waddell was married to Miss Mary T. Redmond, a 
native of California, and they have two sons and a daughter : Thornton Hamilton, 
Susette Southern and James Redmond. Outside of fraternal circles Dr. Waddell is 
a charter member of the Visalia Rotary Club and belongs to the Visalia Golf 
Club.
 
Source:  History of Tulare County and Kings County, California � Kathleen 
Edwards Small & J. Larry Smith, Vol. II, Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1926., pp. 64-65