Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption. This specific family group is a subset of themuch largerFour ThousandRelated Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset. These groupings — even thenames of the groupings,and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,not the choices of any historian or genealogist. | |  George Ross (1730-1779) — of Pennsylvania. Born in New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.,May 10,1730.Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; state court judge inPennsylvania, 1779.DiedJuly 14,1779 (age49 years, 65days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C. | | George Read (1733-1798) — of New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.Born near North East,CecilCounty, Md.,September18, 1733.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-77;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;delegateto Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; member ofDelawarestate legislative council from New Castle County, 1776-79,1782-83;Presidentof Delaware, 1777-78; member ofDelawarehouse of assembly, 1779-80;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1789-93;justice ofDelaware state supreme court, 1793-98.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.,September21, 1798 (age65 years, 3days).Interment atImmanuelChurchyard, New Castle, Del.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C. | | Edward Biddle (1738-1779) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,1738.Lawyer;member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1767-75;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-75.Died in Chatsworth,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,September5, 1779 (ageabout 41years).Interment atOldSt. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Biddle and Mary (Scull) Biddle; brother ofCharlesBiddle; married,June 6,1761, to Elizabeth Ross (sister ofGeorgeRoss); uncle ofJamesBiddle,JohnBiddle (1792-1859) andRichardBiddle; granduncle ofEdwardMacFunn Biddle,JamesStokes Biddle andCharlesJohn Biddle; great-granduncle ofJohnBiddle (1859-1936); second great-granduncle ofBoiesPenrose,EdwardMacFunn Biddle Jr. andSpencerPenrose; third great-granduncle ofAnthonyJoseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; fourth great-granduncle ofAngierBiddle Duke; first cousin ofJohnScull; first cousin twice removed ofCharlesBingham Penrose,JohnCadwalader (1805-1879),EdwardScull andThomasBiddle; first cousin thrice removed ofJohnCadwalader (1843-1925),GeorgeRoss Scull andRobertSpencer Scull; first cousin four times removed ofFrancisBeverley Biddle; second cousin thrice removed ofCharlesElam Scull; third cousin once removed ofJabezHuntington andSamuelScull; third cousin thrice removed ofDavidThayer Bunker,WallaceRaymond Crumb andDavidScull; fourth cousin ofJedediahHuntington andEbenezerHuntington; fourth cousin once removed ofJabezWilliams Huntington,JohnAppleton,JanePierce andJoshuaPerkins. | | | | Political families:Biddle#1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;Biddle#2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;Scull-Biddlefamily of Pennsylvania (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | George Clymer (1739-1813) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March16, 1739.Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1785;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1789-91.Episcopalian.Died in Morrisville,BucksCounty, Pa.,January23, 1813 (age73 years, 313days).Interment atFriendsGraveyard, Trenton, N.J.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C. | | Samuel Meredith (1741-1817) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,1741.General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1786-88; Treasurer ofthe United States, 1789-1801.Died near Pleasant Mount,WayneCounty, Pa.,February10, 1817 (ageabout 75years).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Wayne County, Pa. | | Lambert Cadwalader (1742-1823) — of Pennsylvania; New Jersey. Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J., December,1742.Delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; served inthe Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1784-87;U.S.Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1789-91, 1793-95.Slaveowner. Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,September13, 1823 (age80 years, 0days).Interment atFriendsBurying Ground, Trenton, N.J. | | Gunning Bedford (1742-1797) — of Delaware. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April 7,1742.Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member ofDelawarehouse of assembly, 1784;Delegateto Continental Congress from Delaware, 1786; Presidential Electorfor Delaware,1789;Governorof Delaware, 1796-97; died in office 1797.Died in New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.,September30, 1797 (age55 years, 176days).Interment atImmanuelChurchyard, New Castle, Del. | | Charles Biddle (1745-1821) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December24, 1745.Served in the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War;Vice-Presidentof Pennsylvania, 1785-87;secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1787-91; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1810-14.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April 4,1821 (age75 years, 101days).Entombed atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof William Biddle III and Mary (Scull) Biddle; brother ofEdwardBiddle; married,November25, 1778, to Hannah Shepard; father ofJamesBiddle,JohnBiddle (1792-1859) andRichardBiddle; grandfather ofJamesStokes Biddle andCharlesJohn Biddle; granduncle ofEdwardMacFunn Biddle; great-grandfather ofJohnBiddle (1859-1936); second great-granduncle ofBoiesPenrose,SpencerPenrose andEdwardMacFunn Biddle Jr.; third great-grandfather ofAnthonyJoseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; fourth great-grandfather ofAngierBiddle Duke; first cousin ofJohnScull; first cousin twice removed ofCharlesBingham Penrose,JohnCadwalader (1805-1879),EdwardScull andThomasBiddle; first cousin thrice removed ofJohnCadwalader (1843-1925),GeorgeRoss Scull andRobertSpencer Scull; first cousin four times removed ofFrancisBeverley Biddle; second cousin thrice removed ofCharlesElam Scull; third cousin once removed ofJabezHuntington andSamuelScull; third cousin thrice removed ofDavidThayer Bunker,WallaceRaymond Crumb andDavidScull; fourth cousin ofJedediahHuntington andEbenezerHuntington; fourth cousin once removed ofJabezWilliams Huntington,JohnAppleton,JanePierce andJoshuaPerkins. | | | | Political families:Biddle#1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;Biddle#2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;Scull-Biddlefamily of Pennsylvania (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | George Read II (1765-1836) — of New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in1765.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Delaware, 1789-1816.Died in1836(ageabout71 years).Burial location unknown.  | John Scull (1765-1828) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,July 23,1765.Newspaperpublisher; postmaster atPittsburgh,Pa., 1789-96;banker.Died near Irwin,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,February8, 1828 (age62 years, 200days).Burial location unknown. | | | John Read (1769-1854) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.,July 17,1769.Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 1st District, 1817-18.Episcopalian.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,July 13,1854 (age84 years, 361days).Burial location unknown. | | James Biddle (1783-1848) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February18, 1783.Served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812; U.S. SpecialDiplomatic Agent toCuba, 1822.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October1, 1848 (age65 years, 226days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa. | | George Read III (1788-1837) — of Delaware. Born in1788.U.S.Attorney for Delaware, 1816-37.Died in1837(ageabout49 years).Burial location unknown. | | John Biddle (1792-1859) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March 2,1792.Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1827-28;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1829-31;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835;candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1835; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County, 1841;Speaker ofthe Michigan State House of Representatives, 1841;banker;president, Michigan CentralRailroad.Died in White Sulphur Springs,GreenbrierCounty, Va (now W.Va.),August25, 1859 (age67 years, 176days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich.  | Richard Biddle (1796-1847) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March25, 1796.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1837-40 (22nd District 1837-39,32nd District 1839-40).Died in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,July 6,1847 (age51 years, 103days).Interment atAlleghenyCemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | | John Meredith Read (1797-1874) — also known asJohn M. Read — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 21,1797.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1823-25;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1837-41;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1846;justice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1858-72;chiefjustice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1872-73.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November29, 1874 (age77 years, 131days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Charles Bingham Penrose (1798-1857) — also known asCharles B. Penrose — of Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October6, 1798.Whig. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1833-41, 1857 (16th District 1833-37, 14th District1837-41, 1st District 1857); died in office 1857; delegate to WhigNational Convention from Pennsylvania, 1839 (Convention Secretary;speaker).Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,April 6,1857 (age58 years, 182days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | John Renshaw Thomson (1800-1862) — also known asJohn R. Thomson — of Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Pennsylvania,1800.Democrat.U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1853-62; died in office 1862.Died in1862(ageabout62 years).Interment atPrincetonCemetery, Princeton, N.J. | | John Cadwalader (1805-1879) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April 1,1805.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1855-57;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1858-79;died in office 1879.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January26, 1879 (age73 years, 300days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Cadwalader and Mary (Biddle) Cadwalader; married,October18, 1828, to Mary Binney; married,December10, 1833, to Henrietta Maria Bancker; father ofJohnCadwalader (1843-1925); grandnephew ofLambertCadwalader; first cousin ofThomasBiddle; first cousin twice removed ofBenjaminChew,EdwardBiddle,CharlesBiddle andFrancisBeverley Biddle; second cousin ofCharlesBingham Penrose andAlfredWells; second cousin once removed ofJamesBiddle,JohnBiddle (1792-1859) andRichardBiddle; second cousin twice removed ofBoiesPenrose andSpencerPenrose; third cousin ofGeorgeHoward,BenjaminChew Howard,SophiaDallas,EdwardMacFunn Biddle,JamesStokes Biddle andCharlesJohn Biddle; third cousin once removed ofJohnLee Carroll andJohnBiddle (1859-1936); third cousin twice removed ofEdwardMacFunn Biddle Jr. andJohnHowell Carroll; third cousin thrice removed ofJabezHuntington andAnthonyJoseph Drexel Biddle Jr.. | | | | Political family:Biddle#1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —federaljudicial profile —Wikipedia article —Ballotpediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Henry Miller Watts (1805-1890) — also known asHenry M. Watts — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,October10, 1805.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1835-37;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1842-45; U.S.Minister toAustria, 1868-69.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November30, 1890 (age85 years, 51days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Edward MacFunn Biddle (1808-1889) — also known asEdward M. Biddle — of Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 27,1808.Lawyer;AdjutantGeneral of Pennsylvania, 1861-62;railroadpresident.Died in Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,May 13,1889 (age80 years, 290days).Interment atAshlandCemetery, Carlisle, Pa. | | Alfred Wells (1814-1867) — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in Dagsboro,SussexCounty, Del.,May 27,1814.Republican.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;TompkinsCounty District Attorney, 1845-47;TompkinsCounty Judge, 1847-51;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1859-61.Died in Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,July 18,1867 (age53 years, 52days).Interment atIthacaCity Cemetery, Ithaca, N.Y. | | James Stokes Biddle (1818-1900) — also known asJames S. Biddle — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January15, 1818.Democrat. Candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1871.Died inBucksCounty, Pa.,July 26,1900 (age82 years, 192days).Interment atSt.Peter's Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Charles John Biddle (1819-1873) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April30, 1819.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1861-63.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September28, 1873 (age54 years, 151days).Interment atOldSt. Peter's Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Alexander Lewis (born c.1825) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inCanada,about 1825.Mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1876-77.Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Thomas Biddle (1827-1875) — of Pennsylvania. BornJanuary2, 1827.U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent toCuba, 1866; U.S. Minister toSalvador, 1871-73.Died inEcuador,April7, 1875 (age48 years, 95days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | John Steel Twells (1833-1921) — also known asJohn S. Twells — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December17, 1833.Lawyer;U.S. Consul inNaples, 1890-93;Carlsbad, 1907; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inKingston, 1900-02; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) inCarlsbad, 1902-06.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March15, 1921 (age87 years, 88days).Burial location unknown. | | John Meredith Read Jr. (1837-1896) — Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February21, 1837.U.S. Minister toGreece, 1873-77; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toGreece, 1877-79.Died in1896(ageabout59 years).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | John Cadwalader (1843-1925) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 27,1843.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1888,1904.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March11, 1925 (age81 years, 257days).Interment atSt.Peter's Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.| | Relatives: SonofJohnCadwalader (1805-1879) and Henrietta Maria (Bancker) Cadwalader;married to Mary Helen Fisher; great-grandnephew ofLambertCadwalader; first cousin once removed ofThomasBiddle; first cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminChew,EdwardBiddle andCharlesBiddle; second cousin once removed ofCharlesBingham Penrose,AlfredWells andFrancisBeverley Biddle; second cousin twice removed ofJamesBiddle,JohnBiddle (1792-1859) andRichardBiddle; third cousin once removed ofGeorgeHoward,BenjaminChew Howard,SophiaDallas,EdwardMacFunn Biddle,JamesStokes Biddle,CharlesJohn Biddle,BoiesPenrose andSpencerPenrose; fourth cousin ofJohnLee Carroll andJohnBiddle (1859-1936); fourth cousin once removed ofEdwardMacFunn Biddle Jr. andJohnHowell Carroll. | | | | Political family:Biddle#1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Ethelbert Watts (1845-1919) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February25, 1845.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;pig ironmanufacturer; U.S. Consul inHorgen, 1896-97;Kingston, 1899-1901;Prague, 1901-03;Hamilton, 1918; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inCairo, 1897-99; U.S. Consul General inSt. Petersburg, 1903-07;Brussels, 1907-17.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 13,1919 (age74 years, 138days).Interment atWoodlandsCemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | John Biddle (1859-1936) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February2, 1859.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;memberDistrict of Columbia board of commissioners, 1901-07.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,January18, 1936 (age76 years, 350days).Interment atUnited States Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, N.Y.  | Boies Penrose (1860-1921) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November1, 1860.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Philadelphia County 8thDistrict, 1885-86; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 6th District, 1887-98; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1896(alternate),1900,1904,1908,1916,1920;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1897-1921; died in office 1921;PennsylvaniaRepublican state chair, 1903-04; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1904-21.DiedDecember31, 1921 (age61 years, 60days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue erected 1930 atCapitolPark, Harrisburg, Pa. | | | Spencer Penrose (1865-1939) — of Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November2, 1865.Republican.Copper miningbusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1904(alternate),1916;promoter and developer of the Pikes Peak region; builder of theBroadmoorHoteland Resort; philanthropist;delegateto Colorado convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,1939(ageabout73 years).Cremated;ashes interred atWillRogers Shrine of the Sun, Colorado Springs, Colo. | | Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr. (1865-1955) — also known asEdward M. Biddle, Jr. — of Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in Irvine,WarrenCounty, Pa.,October4, 1865.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1916,1924;common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 9th District, 1921-29.Died, fromchronicmyocarditis, in CarlisleHospital,Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,March25, 1955 (age89 years, 172days).Interment atOldCarlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa. | | Francis Beverley Biddle (1886-1968) — also known asFrancis Biddle — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.;Washington,D.C.Born, in Paris,France,of American parents,May 9,1886.Democrat.Lawyer;personal secretary to U.S. Supreme Court JusticeOliverWendell Holmes, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army during World WarI;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; resigned1940; U.S. Solicitor General, 1940-41;U.S.Attorney General, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1944;delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1952.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;American CivilLiberties Union;Freemasons.Died, of aheartattack, in Wellfleet,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,October4, 1968 (age82 years, 148days).Interment atSt. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Whitemarsh, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances (Robinson) Biddle; married,April27, 1918, to Katherine Garrison Chapin; great-grandnephew ofPeytonRandolph (1779-1828); second great-grandson ofEdmundJenings Randolph; second great-grandnephew ofGeorgeNicholas,WilsonCary Nicholas andJohnNicholas; third great-grandson ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780); third great-grandnephew ofPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); fourth great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin twice removed ofJohnCadwalader (1805-1879),EdmundRandolph andThomasBiddle; first cousin thrice removed ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857); first cousin four times removed ofEdwardBiddle andCharlesBiddle; first cousin five times removed ofRichardBland,BenjaminHarrison andWilliamFitzhugh; second cousin once removed ofEdmundRandolph Cocke andJohnCadwalader (1843-1925); second cousin twice removed ofCharlesBingham Penrose andPeterMyndert Dox; second cousin thrice removed ofJamesBiddle,JohnBiddle (1792-1859) andRichardBiddle; second cousin four times removed ofTheodorickBland,ThomasJefferson,BeverleyRandolph,CarterBassett Harrison,JohnRandolph of Roanoke andWilliamHenry Harrison; third cousin once removed ofHarryBartow Hawes; third cousin twice removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,EdwardMacFunn Biddle,JamesStokes Biddle andCharlesJohn Biddle; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,MarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,HenrySt. George Tucker andJohnScott Harrison; fourth cousin ofBoiesPenrose andSpencerPenrose; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnBiddle (1859-1936). | | | | Political family:Biddle#1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsofederaljudicial profile —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (1897-1961) — also known asA. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December17, 1897.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;shippingbusiness; U.S. Minister toNorway, 1935-37, 1941-42;Netherlands, 1941-42;Yugoslavia, 1941;Czechoslovakia, 1941-43;Greece, 1941-42; U.S. Ambassador toPoland, 1937-43;Belgium, 1941-43;Netherlands, 1942-43;Norway, 1942-43;Yugoslavia, 1942;Greece, 1942-43;Czechoslovakia, 1943;Spain, 1961.Died, fromlungcancer and aheartattack, inWalterReed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,November13, 1961 (age63 years, 331days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; cenotaph atWoodlandsCemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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