Alfred Waddell (physician)
Alfred Waddell | |
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| Born | Alfred Ernest Waddell 25 August 1896 Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago, British West Indies |
| Died | 20 March 1953 (aged 56) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Burial place | Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax |
| Alma mater | Dalhousie University (MD, 1933) |
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| Known for | Treating Viola Desmond's injuries following her arrest in 1946 |
| Spouse | Emilia Maria Castillo |
| Children | 4 |
Alfred Ernest Waddell (25 August 1896 – 20 March 1953) was a Trinidadian physician and civil rights activist who is known for treating Viola Desmond's injuries following her 1946 arrest for sitting in a whites-only section of a cinema in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada.