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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MichiganJohn BIDDLE
(1792-1859)
BIDDLE, John, a Delegate
from the Territory of Michigan; born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 2,
1792; attended the common schools and Princeton College; enlisted
in the War of 1812; appointed a second lieutenant in the Third
Artillery July 6, 1812, first lieutenant March 13, 1813, and
captain in the Forty-second Infantry October 1, 1813; assistant
inspector general with the rank of major, June 19, 1817-June 1,
1821; attached to the staff of General Scott on the Niagara
frontier; paymaster and Indian agent at Green Bay, Wis., 1821 and
1822; register of the land at Detroit, Territory of Michigan,
1823-1837; commissioner for determining the ancient land claims at
Detroit, Mackinaw, Sault Ste. Marie, Green Bay, and Prairie du
Chien; mayor of Detroit in 1827 and 1828; elected a Delegate from
the Territory of Michigan to the Twenty-first Congress and served
until his resignation on February 21, 1831 (March 4, 1829-February
21, 1831); president of the convention that framed the State
constitution for Michigan, 1835; president of the Michigan Central
Railroad Co., 1835; unsuccessful candidate for election to the
United States Senate in 1835; unsuccessful candidate for Governor
of Michigan; member of the State house of representatives in 1841
and served as speaker; retired from public life and active pursuits
and resided on his farm near Wyandotte, Mich.; later spent much
time on his estate near St. Louis, Gratiot County, Mich.; went to
White Sulphur Springs, Va., for the summer, and died there August
25, 1859; interment in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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