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Clement Biddle | |
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| Born | (1740-05-10)May 10, 1740 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | July 14, 1814(1814-07-14) (aged 74) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | –1780 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles / wars | American Revolutionary War |
| Other work | United States Marshals Service |
ColonelClement Biddle (May 10, 1740 – July 14, 1814) was anAmerican Revolutionary War soldier.
Biddle was born May 10, 1740, inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, to John Biddle and Sarah Owen.[1] He was the younger brother ofOwen Biddle, Sr. His great-grandson wasAlgernon Sydney Biddle.
Biddle was a part of theSociety of Friends and helped organize the "Quaker Blues," a company of volunteers.[1]
Biddle's first marriage was to Mary Richardson on June 6, 1764.[2] They had one child, Francis, who died at childbirth.[2] His second marriage was to Rebekah Cornell, the daughter of Rhode Island Chief JusticeGideon Cornell.[2] They had four children: Frances (died at infancy), Thomas (born June 4, 1776), George Washington (February 21, 1779 – 1812), and Mary (born January 12, 1781).[2]
He was elected to theAmerican Philosophical Society in 1766.[3]
During theAmerican Revolutionary War, Biddle fought in theBattle of Princeton, theBattle of Brandywine, theBattle of Germantown and theBattle of Monmouth. He was theCommissary General atValley Forge underGeorge Washington, and his headquarters was atMoore Hall.[4] Biddle resigned from the Army in 1780.[1] In 1781, Biddle was made quarter-master general of the Pennsylvanian troops.
After the Revolutionary War, he was the firstU.S. Marshal (1789–1793) for Pennsylvania.[5]
In the1790 census, Biddle's jobs were "Notary, Scrivener, and Broker," which made him a rich man.[5]
He died in Philadelphia on July 14, 1814,[1] and is buried atChrist Church in Philadelphia.[6]
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