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Richard Biddle

1796 – 1847

American author and politician

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Lived 1796 – 1847 (aged 51). Richard Biddle was an American politician and lawyer.

Richard Biddle (March 25, 1796 – July 6, 1847) was an American writer, politician and lawyer. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1837 until 1840.

Biography Biddle was born on March 25, 1796, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the brother of financier Nicholas Biddle, nephew of Congressman Edward Biddle and uncle of Congressman Charles John Biddle. He received a classical education, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1811, 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-Mason, serving from March 4, 1837, until his resignation on July 21, 1840.

Biddle died on July 6, 1847, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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American author and politician (1796–1847)

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Richard Biddle was born on 25 March 1796 in Philadelphia.

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Richard Biddle died on 6 July 1847 in Pittsburgh.

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Richard Biddle was a politician and lawyer.

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