WATHEN, WILLIAM ANDERSON WADDLE (1850-1919) was a compositor by trade and was an early member and sometime president of the Otago Typographical Association. He was also in 1876 secretary-treasurer of the Dunedin Press Club. At the general election of 1884 he withdrew from the contest for the Dunedin East seat in favour of Sir Robert Stout, and stood for Taieri. He was president of the Otago Trades and Labour Council (1900-01) and in 1902 was chairman of the Workers' Political Committee. Wathen was a member of the Shakespeare Society and of various musical societies. He died in Tasmania on 18 Mar 1919.

Paul, Trades Unionism; Evening Star, 12 Apr 1919.

Reference: Volume 2, page 237

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