Joshua Waddington

Joshua Waddington
Nationality British
Occupation Founder of H. & J. Waddington & Co, Director of the Bank of New York (1787), and later President of the St. George's Society of New York [1]
Known for Defendant in Rutgers v. Waddington trial

Joshua Waddington was the defendant in the case Rutgers v. Waddington.

Arrival in America

In order to join his brothers William and Henry Waddington in Colonial America, Joshua Waddington moved from England to New York City in 1776.[1] Waddington's second marriage was to Gertrude Gouverneur, the daughter of Abraham Ogden, by whom he had ten children.

H. & J Waddington & Co

Together with his brother Henry, Joshua Waddington established the linen business H. & J Waddington & Co. [1]

Trial

Main article: Rutgers v. Waddington

References

  1. 1 2 3 NYSL: First Charging Ledger - Joshua Waddington


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