Coslett Herbert Waddell

Coslett Herbert Waddell (Rev.) (March 6, 1858 at Drumcro, County Antrim – June 8, 1919) was an Irish priest (Church of Ireland) and botanist.

Early life

He studied at Lurgan and Trinity College, Dublin: he got his B.A. in 1880 and his M.A. in 1888.

He followed his religious calling and was ordained as a deacon in 1881 and priest in 1882. He became vicar in Saintfield in 1890 and rector of Greyabbey in 1912. While being a priest in several consecutive parishes, he continued his studies and became Bachelor of Divinity in 1892. He was the first secretary of the Moss Exchange Club and served for seven years.

A large collection of his specimens is in the Ulster Museum Herbarium in Belfast, having been donated in 1919 to the Queen's University of Belfast after his death by his widow.

He was related, via his mother Maria Langtry, to Lillie Langtry, the "Jersey Lily".

Publications

Waddell, C.H. 1905. Glyceria festucaeformis at Portaferry. Irish Naturalists 14: 19. Waddell, C.H. 1912. Some County Down plants. Irish Naturalists 21: 133-134. Waddell, C.H. 1917. Rare plants of the Co. Down coast. Irish Naturalists 26: 12-13.