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About Capt. Charles Biddle
Charles Biddle (December 24, 1745 – April 4, 1821) was a Pennsylvania statesman. He served as Vice-President of Pennsylvania from 10 October 1785 until 31 October 1787. During his term, he was an ex officio trustee of the University of the State of Pennsylvania (now the University of Pennsylvania). He was a member of the Pennsylvania Senate from 1810 to 1814.[1] He was the father of Nicholas Biddle of banking and political fame. He also was an associate of Aaron Burr.
Although Biddle vacated his seat at Council on 13 October 1787 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania records that his Vice-Presidential term extended to 31 October, the date of the next Presidential and Vice-Presidential elections. Biddle was elected Secretary of the Council on 23 October.
Biddle died on April 4, 1821, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His widow died almost four years later on January 4, 1825.[14]
Family
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Biddle
Biddle was born to a wealthy old Quaker family on December 24, 1745, in Philadelphia in what was then the British Province of Pennsylvania.
He was the son of William Biddle, 3rd (1698–1756) and Mary (née Scull) Biddle (1709–1789).
His siblings included:
- Lydia Biddle, who married William Macfunn;
- John ”Jacky” Biddle, who married Sophia Boone;
- Edward Biddle, a lawyer, soldier, delegate to the Continental Congress,[1] who married Elizabeth Ross, sister of George Ross;
- Charles Biddle, and
- Nicholas Biddle, Revolutionary War Navy captain.[2]
On November 24, 1778, he was married to Hannah Shepard (d. 1825), the daughter of merchant Jacob Shepard and Sara (née Lewis) Shepard, in Beaufort, North Carolina.[9] The Biddle family had a summer home outside of Philadelphia that was furnished sumptuously with English furniture and paintings.[8] Together, they were the parents of ten children, including:[10][11]
- Mary Biddle (d. 1854), who married John Gideon Biddle (1793–1826), the fourth son of Clement Biddle, in 1820.[12]
- Nicholas Biddle (b. 1779), who died in infancy.[10]
- William Shephard Biddle (1781–1835), who married Circe Deroneray. After her death, he married Elizabeth Bordeon Hopkinson, daughter of Joseph Hopkinson.[10]
- James Biddle (1783–1848), a commodore with the U.S. Navy who died unmarried.[10]
- Edward Biddle (1784–1800), a midshipman with the U.S. Navy who died at sea.[10]
- Nicholas Biddle (1786–1844), president of the Second Bank of the United States who married Jane Craig.[10]
- Charles Biddle Jr. (1787–1836), who married Anna H. Stokes in 1808.[10][4]
- Ann Biddle (1788-1789)[13]
- Thomas Biddle (1790–1831), a War of 1812 hero who died after a duel with a Missouri Congressman over a perceived insult to his brother Nicholas. He married M. Ann Mulllanphy.[10]
- John Biddle (1792–1859), Michigan politician who married Eliza Falconer Bradish.[10]
- Richard Biddle (1796–1847), a U.S. Representative who married Ann Anderson.[10]
- Ann Biddle (1800-1863), who married Francis Hopkinson (1796-1870) in 1829.[13]
References
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 21 2019, 23:06:51 UTC
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Biddle cites
- 10. Jordan, John W. (2004). Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania. Genealogical Publishing Com. pp. 167–168. ISBN 9780806352398. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- 11. Davis, William Watts Hart (1975). A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 159. ISBN 9780806306414. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biddle_family
- Source: http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/shepard/1090/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Biddle
Edward was the son of William (1698–1756) and Mary (Scull) (1709–1790) Biddle. He was born in 1738 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and had nine brothers and sisters, although two died in infancy. His formal education was limited to the common (public) schools and ended at about age fourteen. When the French and Indian War began in 1754 he joined the provincial forces as an Ensign. By the time he left the service, at the end of the war in 1763 he had been promoted to Captain.
On June 6, 1761 Edward married Elizabeth Ross, the sister of George Ross. After the war he read law in the offices of her brother. By 1767 he had been admitted to the bar, and the couple moved to Reading where he began his practice. Although the couple had no children, they both came from large families. The Betsy Ross who gained fame as the seamstress of the first American flag was the wife of her nephew. He was the uncle of Congressman Richard Biddle.
Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly
Also in 1767 Biddle began his career in the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly as a representative for Berks County. He would serve there until the colonial assembly went out of business during the Revolution. He was also a member of the rebel provincial congress, and later the state General Assembly until 1778. He was a leader within that body of the Whig or radical group in the struggle to set Pennsylvania's course in the revolution.
In 1774 Pennsylvania was divided about the looming revolution. The loyalists and the supporters of the Penn family in the Assembly were joined by the Quakers who opposed any war. As a result, in July, the Assembly sent a split delegation to the Continental Congress: Galloway, Humphreys, and Rhoads were all moderates, while Biddle, Mifflin, Morton, and Ross were radicals.
That first Continental Congress produced a statement or Declaration of Rights, as well as a plan of union and pleas to King George to resolve the issues that separated the colonies from Great Britain. They also produced a renewal of the non-importation agreement that had been used during the Stamp Act protests. Edward Biddle was a member of the committee that drafted to Declaration of Rights, and later oversaw the printing of the resolutions the Congress had passed.
Early in 1775, Governor John Penn called the Assembly into session, intent on having Pennsylvania send its own declarations to the crown. These would be based on the Galloway Plan that had been rejected by the Continental Congress, and would try to reconcile Pennsylvania with the British government. But the legislature mirrored the growing split within the colonies. The Whigs, led by Biddle and George Ross and John Dickinson won the day. Edward Biddle was elected speaker, replacing Joseph Galloway who had held the post the previous year. The actions of the Continental Congress were approved, and a more radical delegation was named to the next Congress.
Biddle died in Chatsworth, Baltimore County, Maryland on September 5, 1779. He is buried in St. Pauls Churchyard in Baltimore.
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Capt. Charles Biddle's Timeline
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December 24, 1745
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania
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1779
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| 1781 |
February 21, 1781
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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February 18, 1783
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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March 2, 1784
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January 8, 1786
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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August 9, 1787
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1790 |
November 21, 1790
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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March 2, 1792
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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