George L. Paddison

George Lucas Paddison (August 9, 1883 – October 17, 1954) was an American assistant professor, lawyer, and sales supervisor.

George Lucas Paddison
Born(1883-08-09)9 August 1883
DiedOctober 17, 1954(1954-10-17) (aged 71)
Burgaw, North Carolina, US
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kentucky State University and University of Mississippi

Biography

Paddison was born in Burgaw, North Carolina on August 9, 1883. He studied chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1905. He studied further at Kentucky State University and received a Master's degree in Chemistry. Afterwards Paddison taught as assistant professor of Chemistry at the University of Mississippi while he earned a degree in law.[1][2] Upon completing his law degree, Paddison practiced law in Greenwood, Mississippi for five years.[3] In 1914 Paddison took a position with West Publishing Company, where he would work for 32 years, retiring in 1946 as supervisor of sales. West Publishing Co. produced law books, primarily. Upon retiring he returned to North Carolina.

Upon his death he established, by bequest, an endowment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Department of Classics there.[4][5][6] This endowment established permanent faculty positions in Classics. The Paddison chair has been held by several luminaries in the field of Classical studies, including Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton, Robert J. Getty, Brooks Otis, George Alexander Kennedy, Jerzy Linderski, and William H. Race. Current Paddison professors at UNC are James O'Hara[7][8] and Patricia A. Rosenmeyer.

He retired to his hometown of Burgaw, North Carolina.[9] He died on October 17, 1954. He is buried in Burgaw Cemetery.

References
  1. Mickey Smith (21 July 2006). Pharmacy Education at the University of Mississippi: Sketches, Highlights, and Memories. CRC Press. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-0-7890-2960-7.
  2. University of Mississippi (1907). Announcements and Catalogue. pp. 166–.
  3. University of Mississippi (1910). Historical Catalogue of the University of Mississippi: 1849-1909. Marshall & Bruce Company. pp. 319–.
  4. The Classical Journal. Classical Association of the Middle West and South. 1957.
  5. Humanities in the South: News-letter of the Southern Humanities Conference. The Conference. 1951.
  6. ""The George L. Paddison Professorships"". Retrieved Feb 12, 2023.
  7. George L. Paddison Professor of Latin (1986). "James J. O'Hara".
  8. Vergil (1 April 2013). Aeneid 1–6. Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-1-58510-638-7.
  9. The Alumni Review. University of North Carolina, General Alumni Association. February 1948.
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