Hon. Richard Biddle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Biddle

Richard Biddle (March 25, 1796 – July 7, 1847), American author and politician, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Richard Biddle received a classical education and was admitted to the bar, practicing law in Pittsburgh. He went to England in 1827, and remained three years, publishing while there a critical Review of Captain Basil Hall's Travels in North America. He also published A Memoir of Sebastian Cabot, with a Review of the History of Maritime Discovery (London, 1831).

Biddle was twice elected to Congress, as an Anti-Masonic, serving from September 4, 1837, until his resignation in 1840.

Richard Biddle was the brother of American financier Nicholas Biddle, nephew of Congressman Edward Biddle and uncle of Congressman Charles John Biddle.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 21 2019, 22:28:05 UTC

U.S. Congressman. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he graduated from graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, in 1811 and served as a volunteer in the Washington Guards, during the War of 1812. After the war, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1817 and commenced to practice law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traveling to England, he wrote and published literary American works, (1827-30). In 1837, he was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses, serving until his resignation in 1840. He then resumed the practice of law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, until his death at age 51.