General Hugh Waddell (c. 1734 – 9 April 1773) was an Irish-born military officer, merchant, planter and politician who served in the Thirteen Colonies during the mid-18th century.

In February, 1756, Waddell joined two Virginia delegates and a Mohawk Indian to serve as a "Commissioner of Peace" to the Cherokee and Catawba tribes.

[4] On 12 November 1758, General Forbes ordered Colonel George Washington to command a force of Virginian and Carolinian troops to assault Fort Duquesne.

[7] Governor Tryon's march westward to confront the Regulators was, in part, due to his desire to lift the siege on General Waddell.

[7] During this time, Waddell assisted in the establishment of a Sons of Liberty organization based around the Wilmington area, and participated in protests against the Stamp Act of 1765.

[7] In his biography, Alfred Waddell noted that the General had served longer in the military service of the crown than any other officer of the province, and as such was its most prominent soldier.