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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—PennsylvaniaBIDDLE, Richard
(1796—1847)
BIDDLE, Richard, (nephew of Edward Biddle and uncle of Charles John Biddle), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 25, 1796; pursued classical studies; was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1811; served as a volunteer in the Washington Guards during the War of 1812; studied law; was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia in 1817 and commenced practice in Pittsburgh the same year; went to England in 1827, remained there three years, and published works upon American discovery and travel; elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1837, until his resignation in 1840; resumed the practice of law in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he died on July 6, 1847; interment in Allegheny Cemetery.
Biddle, Richard. Captain Hall in America
. Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1830.
———. A Memoir of Sebastian Cabot
. With a review [of] the history of maritime discovery
. Philadelphia: Carey and Lea, 1831. Reprint, Honolulu, Hawaii: University Press of the Pacific, 2004.
———. Remarks of Mr. Biddle of Pennsylvania, on the bill to postpone the fourth instalment [sic] payable under the deposite [sic] act
. Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1837. Reprint, Washington: N.p., 1838.
———. A review of Captain Basil Hall’s Travels in North America in the years 1827 and 1828
. By an American. London: R. J. Kennett, 1830.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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