[The Political Graveyard] Questions? Return to The Political Graveyard main page. Index to Politicians: Biddle * BIDDLE: See also Angier Biddle Duke, James Biddle Eustis, William Biddle Shepard, Charles Biddle Shepard, George W. Wright. * Biddle, A. J. Drexel, Jr. See Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr. * 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 Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle and Cordelia Rundell (Bradley) Biddle; uncle of Angier Biddle Duke. 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 November 13, 1961. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; cenotaph at Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. * Biddle, Charles (d. 1821) -- of Pennsylvania. Secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1787-91; member of Pennsylvania state senate. Died in 1821. Entombed at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa. * Biddle, Charles John (1819-1873) -- of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 30, 1819. Nephew of Richard Biddle. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1861-63. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 28, 1873. Interment at Old St. Peter's Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. + See also: congressional biography. * Biddle, D. Hardy -- of Talladega, Talladega County, Ala. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944, 1948. Still living as of 1948. * Biddle, Drexel, Jr. See Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr. * Biddle, Edward (1738-1779) -- of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1738. Uncle of Richard Biddle. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1767; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774. Died in Chatsworth (unknown county), Md., September 5, 1779. Interment at St. Paul's Churchyard, Baltimore, Md. + See also: congressional biography. * 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. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 9th District, 1921-29. Burial location unknown. * 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. Descendant of Edmund Jenings Randolph; son of Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances (Robinson) Biddle; married, April 27, 1918, to Katherine Garrison Chapin. 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; chairman, National Labor Relations Board, 1934-35; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; resigned 1940; 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, American Civil Liberties Union; Americans for Democratic Action; Freemasons. Died, of a heart attack, in Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Mass., October 4, 1968. Burial location unkn own. + See also: federal judicial profile. * Biddle, Hardy See D. Hardy Biddle * Biddle, Horace P. -- of Indiana. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51. Burial location unknown. * 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. Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa. * Biddle, James S. -- of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1871. Burial location unknown. * Biddle, John (1792-1859) -- of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 2, 1792. 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. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. + See also: congressional biography. * 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. * Biddle, John L. -- of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. * Biddle, John M. -- U.S. Vice Consul in Belize City, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. * 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. * 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. Interment at Trinity Churchyard, Bedford, Pa. + See also: congressional biography. * Biddle, Nick -- of Bend, Deschutes County, Ore. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 2004. Still living as of 2004. * Biddle, Richard (1796-1847) -- of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 25, 1796. Nephew of Edward Biddle; uncle of Charles John 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. Interment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. + See also: congressional biography. * Biddle, Samuel -- of Washington, D.C. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1960. Still living as of 1960. * 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. Burial location unknown. * Biddle, William Henry -- of Augusta, Butler County, Kan. Kansas state treasurer, 1893-95. 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