Richard Biddle
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Richard Biddle American author and politician, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
and died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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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
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
and died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
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Richard Biddle received a classical education and was admitted to the bar, practicing law in Pittsburgh. He went to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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
Edward Biddle
Edward Biddle was an American soldier, lawyer, and statesman from Pennsylvania. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1774 and 1775.-Biography:...
and uncle of Congressman Charles John Biddle
Charles John Biddle
Charles John Biddle was an American soldier, lawyer, Congressman, and newspaper editor.-Biography:Biddle was born and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Nicholas Biddle, president of the Second Bank of the United States, and nephew of Congressman Richard Biddle...
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