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 an assistant professor of Chemistry at the
University of Mississippi while he earned a degree in law. Upon completing his law degree, Paddison practiced law in
Greenwood, Mississippi for five years. 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. 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,
William H. Race, and James O'Hara. The current Paddison professor at UNC is
Patricia A. Rosenmeyer. He retired to his hometown of Burgaw, North Carolina. He died on October 17, 1954. He is buried in Burgaw Cemetery. ==References==