Thomas Waddell (Saskatchewan politician)

Thomas Waddell (April 26, 1886[1] – 1948[2]) was a Scottish-born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan.

He represented Moose Jaw County from 1926 to 1929 and from 1934 to 1938 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal.

He was born in Hamilton, Scotland, the son of Thomas Waddell and Betsy Clarkson, and was educated there.

[1] He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1926 by-election[3] held after Charles Avery Dunning ran for a federal seat.

[4] Waddell was defeated by Sinclair Alexander Whittaker when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1929; he defeated Whittaker in the general election that followed in 1934.