John Waddon (Parliamentarian)

John Waddon was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons in the 17th century. He is primarily known for his role as a Parliamentarian during the English Civil War period.

Details about Waddon's early life and mercantile activities are somewhat scarce, but it is known he was a prominent figure in Plymouth, Devon. He actively supported the Parliamentarian cause against Charles I.

Waddon served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Plymouth in the Long Parliament from 1645 until 1648, when he was secluded during Pride's Purge, an event that solidified the power of the Rump Parliament and effectively removed those deemed insufficiently radical.

His political views aligned with the more moderate faction of Parliamentarians, and his removal suggests he did not fully support the increasingly radical course the Parliament was taking in its later stages.

After the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Waddon's political career effectively ended. Further details of his life after the Restoration are not readily available.