Alfred Moore Waddell

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Alfred Moore Waddell was a North Carolina lawyer, Confederate veteran, and white supremacist politician who became notorious for leading the violent 1898 coup in Wilmington that overthrew the city’s multiracial government.

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instanceOf Confederate veteran
human
politician
white supremacist
birthDate 1834-09-16
birthPlace Hillsborough, North Carolina NERFINISHED
causeOfNotoriety overthrowing Wilmington’s multiracial elected government in 1898
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1912-03-17
educatedAt University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup white American
familyName Waddell NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork journalism
law
politics
fullName Alfred Moore Waddell NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Alfred
historicalPeriod Jim Crow era NERFINISHED
Reconstruction era NERFINISHED
ideology white supremacy
language English
led white supremacist mob in Wilmington in 1898
memberOf United States House of Representatives
militaryBranch Confederate States Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank officer
notableEvent Wilmington insurrection of 1898 NERFINISHED
notableFor leading the 1898 Wilmington coup d'état
role in the Wilmington insurrection of 1898
occupation journalist
lawyer
politician
participantIn American Civil War NERFINISHED
partyAffiliation Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED
politicalRole Mayor of Wilmington, North Carolina
positionHeld Mayor of Wilmington, North Carolina
Member of the United States House of Representatives
regionOfActivity North Carolina NERFINISHED
represents North Carolina's 3rd congressional district NERFINISHED
residence Wilmington, North Carolina NERFINISHED
stateOfOrigin North Carolina NERFINISHED
termEnd 1879-03-03
termStart 1871-03-04
wasInvolvedIn violent suppression of Black political power in Wilmington

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Wilmington insurrection of 1898 participant Alfred Moore Waddell