Michael Keppele was a lawyer, alderman, and mayor of Philadelphia, 1811–1812.

Graduated from the University of the State of Pennsylvania (now the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...

) in 1788. He was admitted to the Philadelphia bar on September 18, 1792. In 1806, he became an alderman, replacing Michael Hillegas. He was elected mayor on October 15, 1811, and served a one-year term.

He died in Philadelphia.

Family

He married Catherine Caldwell (June 7, 1774 – August 23, 1862).

Their daughter Sarah Caldwell Keppele (1789–1877) married James Cornell Biddle (1795–1838), of the Philadelphia Biddle family

Biddle family

The American Biddle family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania yielded numerous and diverse people of interest down to the present era.William Biddle and Sarah Kempe were Quakers who emigrated from England to America in 1681 in part to avoid religious persecution...

 in 1825. He was son of revolutionary war soldier Clement Biddle

Clement Biddle

Colonel Clement Biddle was an American Revolutionary War soldier.- Life :Biddle was born May 10, 1740 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to John Biddle and Sarah Owen . He was the younger brother of Owen Biddle, Sr...

 (1740–1814).

External links

• Portrait by Gilbert Stuart
  Gilbert Stuart
  Gilbert Charles Stuart was an American painter from Rhode Island.Gilbert Stuart is widely considered to be one of America's foremost portraitists...