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See also
Kenneth
Biddle Atkinson —
Angier
Biddle Duke —
James
Biddle Eustis —
Lloyd
Carpenter Griscom —
William
Biddle Shepard —
Charles
Biddle Shepard —
George
W. Wright |
| | Biddle, A. J.
Drexel, Jr. See Anthony Joseph Drexel
Biddle, Jr. |
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Biddle, Anthony Joseph Drexel, Jr.
(1897-1961) —
also known as A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
17, 1897.
Son of Cordelia Rundell (Bradley) Biddle (1873-1947) and Anthony
Joseph Drexel Biddle (1874-1948).
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; shipping
business; U.S. Minister to Norway, 1935-37, 1941-42; Netherlands, 1941-42; Yugoslavia, 1941; Czechoslovakia, 1941-43; Greece, 1941-42; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1937-43; Belgium, 1941-43; Netherlands, 1942-43; Norway, 1942-43; Yugoslavia, 1942; Greece, 1942-43; Czechoslovakia, 1943; Spain, 1961.
Died, from lung
cancer and a heart
attack, in Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., November
13, 1961 (age 63 years, 331
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; cenotaph at Woodlands
Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Biddle, Charles
(1745-1821) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
24, 1745.
Son of William Biddle III (1698-1756) and Mary (Scull) Biddle
(1709-1789).
Vice-President
of Pennsylvania, 1785-87; secretary of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1787-91; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1810-14.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 4,
1821 (age 75 years, 101
days).
Entombed at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Biddle, Charles John
(1819-1873) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 30,
1819.
Son of Nicholas Biddle (1786-1844) and Jane Margaret (Craig) Biddle
(1792-1856).
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1861-63.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1873 (age 54 years, 151
days).
Interment at Old
St. Peter's Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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| | Biddle, Drexel,
Jr. See Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle,
Jr. |
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Biddle, Edward
(1738-1779) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1738.
Son of William Biddle (1698-1756) and Mary (Scull) Biddle
(1709-1790).
Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1767; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774.
Died in Chatsworth, Baltimore
County, Md., September
5, 1779 (age about 41
years).
Interment at Old
St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Biddle, Edward MacFunn (born
c.1809) —
also known as Edward M. Biddle —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., about 1809.
Son of William MacFunn Biddle (1764-1809) and Lydia (Spencer) Biddle
(1766-1858).
Lawyer;
Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1861-62; railroad
president.
Burial
location unknown.
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Biddle, Edward MacFunn, Jr. (b.
1865) —
also known as Edward M. Biddle, Jr. —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Irvine, Warren
County, Pa., October
4, 1865.
Son of Edward MacFunn Biddle and Mary Lewis (Leiper) Biddle.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1924;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 9th District, 1921-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Biddle, Francis Beverley
(1886-1968) —
also known as Francis Biddle —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born, in Paris, France,
of American parents, May 9,
1886.
Son of Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances (Robinson) Biddle.
Democrat. Lawyer;
personal secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; resigned
1940; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1940-41; U.S.
Attorney General, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1952.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Freemasons.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Wellfleet, Barnstable
County, Mass., October
4, 1968 (age 82 years, 148
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Biddle, George W. —
Progressive. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Biddle, Harold F. —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County (1st),
1931-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Biddle, Horace P. —
of Indiana.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51.
Burial
location unknown.
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Biddle, James (1783-1848) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
18, 1783.
Son of Charles Biddle and Hannah (Shepard)
Biddle.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812; U.S. Special
Diplomatic Agent to Cuba, 1822.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
1, 1848 (age 65 years, 226
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Biddle, James S. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1871.
Burial
location unknown.
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Biddle, John (1792-1859) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 2,
1792.
Son of Charles Biddle and Hannah (Shepard)
Biddle.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1827-28; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1829-31; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1835; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1841; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1841.
Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, Va (now W.Va.), August
25, 1859 (age 67 years, 176
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Biddle, John (1859-1936) —
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1859.
Son of William Shepard Biddle (1830-1907) and Susan Dayton (Ogden)
Biddle (1831-1878).
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1901-07.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., January
18, 1936 (age 76 years, 350
days).
Interment at United States Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, N.Y.
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Biddle, John Henry (b.
1871) —
also known as John H. Biddle —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 26,
1871.
U.S. Vice Consul in Belize City, 1907-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Biddle, John L. —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Biddle, John M. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Belize City, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Biddle, John W. —
of Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1979-80.
Still living as of 1980.
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Biddle, Joseph Franklin
(1871-1936) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa., September
14, 1871.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1932-33.
Died in Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa., December
3, 1936 (age 65 years, 80
days).
Interment at Trinity
Churchyard, Bedford, Pa.
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Biddle, Marks John —
also known as Marks J. Biddle —
Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 5th District, 1816-19.
Burial
location unknown.
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Biddle, Nicholas —
of Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1815-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Biddle, Nick —
of Bend, Deschutes
County, Ore.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Biddle, Richard
(1796-1847) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 25,
1796.
Son of Charles Biddle and Hannah (Shepard)
Biddle.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1837-40 (22nd District 1837-39,
32nd District 1839-40).
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 6,
1847 (age 51 years, 103
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Biddle, Samuel —
of Washington,
D.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Biddle, T. R. —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Biddle, Thomas
(1827-1875) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in 1827.
U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent to Cuba, 1866; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1871-73.
Died in 1875
(age about
48 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Biddle, William —
of Burlington
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1845, 1847.
Burial
location unknown.
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Biddle, William Henry —
of Augusta, Butler
County, Kan.
Kansas
state treasurer, 1893-95.
Burial
location unknown.
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