Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The 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 the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names 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 Castle County, Del., May 10, 1730. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1779. Died July 14, 1779 (age 49 years, 65 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Brother of Gertrude Ross (who married George Read) and Elizabeth Ross (who married Edward Biddle).   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS George Ross (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1966) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	George Read (1733-1798) — of New Castle, New Castle County, Del. Born near North East, Cecil County, Md., September 18, 1733. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-77; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Delaware state legislative council from New Castle County, 1776-79, 1782-83; President of Delaware, 1777-78; member of Delaware house of assembly, 1779-80; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1793-98. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., September 21, 1798 (age 65 years, 3 days). Interment at Immanuel Churchyard, New Castle, Del.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of John Read and Mary (Howell) Read; married 1763 to Gertrude (Ross) Till (sister of George Ross); father of Mary Read (who married Gunning Bedford), George Read II and John Read (1769-1854); grandfather of George Read III and John Meredith Read; great-grandfather of John Meredith Read Jr..   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS George Read (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1971) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Edward Biddle (1738-1779) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1738. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1767-75; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-75. Died in Chatsworth, Baltimore County, Md., September 5, 1779 (age about 41 years). Interment at Old St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.   Relatives: Son of William Biddle and Mary (Scull) Biddle; brother of Charles Biddle; married, June 6, 1761, to Elizabeth Ross (sister of George Ross); uncle of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; granduncle of Edward MacFunn Biddle, James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; great-granduncle of John Biddle (1859-1936); second great-granduncle of Boies Penrose, Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr. and Spencer Penrose; third great-granduncle of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; fourth great-granduncle of Angier Biddle Duke; first cousin of John Scull; first cousin twice removed of Charles Bingham Penrose, John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edward Scull and Thomas Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925), George Ross Scull and Robert Spencer Scull; first cousin four times removed of Francis Beverley Biddle; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Elam Scull; third cousin once removed of Jabez Huntington and Samuel Scull; third cousin thrice removed of David Thayer Bunker, Wallace Raymond Crumb and David Scull; fourth cousin of Jedediah Huntington and Ebenezer Huntington; fourth cousin once removed of Jabez Williams Huntington, John Appleton, Jane Pierce and Joshua Perkins.   Political families: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Scull-Biddle family of Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	George Clymer (1739-1813) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 16, 1739. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1785; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1789-91. Episcopalian. Died in Morrisville, Bucks County, Pa., January 23, 1813 (age 73 years, 313 days). Interment at Friends Graveyard, Trenton, N.J.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Christopher Clymer and Deborah (Fitzwater) Clymer; married, March 18, 1765, to Elizabeth Meredith (sister of Samuel Meredith); great-grandfather of Edward Overton Jr.; second great-grandfather of James Rieman Macfarlane.   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS George Clymer (built 1941-42 at Portland, Oregon; torpedoed and wrecked in the South Atlantic Ocean, 1942) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Samuel Meredith (1741-1817) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1741. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1786-88; Treasurer of the United States, 1789-1801. Died near Pleasant Mount, Wayne County, Pa., February 10, 1817 (age about 75 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, Wayne County, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Reese Meredith and Martha (Carpenter) Meredith; brother of Elizabeth Meredith (who married George Clymer); married, May 19, 1772, to Margaret Cadwalader (brother of Lambert Cadwalader); father of Martha Meredith (who married John Read); grandfather of John Meredith Read; great-grandfather of John Meredith Read Jr..   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Lambert Cadwalader (1742-1823) — of Pennsylvania; New Jersey. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., December, 1742. Delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1784-87; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1789-91, 1793-95. Slaveowner. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., September 13, 1823 (age 80 years, 0 days). Interment at Friends Burying Ground, Trenton, N.J.   Relatives: Son of Dr. Thomas Cadwalader and Hannah (Lambert) Cadwalader; brother of Margaret Cadwalader (who married Samuel Meredith); married 1793 to Mary McCall; granduncle of John Cadwalader (1805-1879) and Alfred Wells; great-granduncle of John Cadwalader (1843-1925).   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Gunning Bedford (1742-1797) — of Delaware. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 7, 1742. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Delaware house of assembly, 1784; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1786; Presidential Elector for Delaware, 1789; Governor of Delaware, 1796-97; died in office 1797. Died in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., September 30, 1797 (age 55 years, 176 days). Interment at Immanuel Churchyard, New Castle, Del.   Relatives: Son of William Bedford and Catherine (Jacquett) Bedford; married 1769 to Mary Read (daughter of George Read); first cousin of Gunning Bedford Jr..   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Charles Biddle (1745-1821) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 24, 1745. Served in the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War; Vice-President of Pennsylvania, 1785-87; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1787-91; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1810-14. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 4, 1821 (age 75 years, 101 days). Entombed at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of William Biddle III and Mary (Scull) Biddle; brother of Edward Biddle; married, November 25, 1778, to Hannah Shepard; father of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; grandfather of James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; granduncle of Edward MacFunn Biddle; great-grandfather of John Biddle (1859-1936); second great-granduncle of Boies Penrose, Spencer Penrose and Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr.; third great-grandfather of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; fourth great-grandfather of Angier Biddle Duke; first cousin of John Scull; first cousin twice removed of Charles Bingham Penrose, John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edward Scull and Thomas Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925), George Ross Scull and Robert Spencer Scull; first cousin four times removed of Francis Beverley Biddle; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Elam Scull; third cousin once removed of Jabez Huntington and Samuel Scull; third cousin thrice removed of David Thayer Bunker, Wallace Raymond Crumb and David Scull; fourth cousin of Jedediah Huntington and Ebenezer Huntington; fourth cousin once removed of Jabez Williams Huntington, John Appleton, Jane Pierce and Joshua Perkins.   Political families: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Scull-Biddle family of Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	George Read II (1765-1836) — of New Castle, New Castle County, Del. Born in 1765. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Delaware, 1789-1816. Died in 1836 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of George Read; married 1786 to Mary Thompson; father of George Read III.   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	John Scull (1765-1828) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., July 23, 1765. Newspaper publisher; postmaster at Pittsburgh, Pa., 1789-96; banker. Died near Irwin, Westmoreland County, Pa., February 8, 1828 (age 62 years, 200 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married to Mary Irwin; grandfather of Edward Scull; great-grandfather of George Ross Scull and Robert Spencer Scull; first cousin of Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; first cousin once removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; first cousin twice removed of Edward MacFunn Biddle, James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of John Biddle (1859-1936); first cousin four times removed of Boies Penrose, Spencer Penrose and Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr.; first cousin five times removed of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; first cousin six times removed of Angier Biddle Duke; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Elam Scull; third cousin once removed of Samuel Scull; third cousin thrice removed of Wallace Raymond Crumb and David Scull.   Political families: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Lee family of Silver Spring, Maryland; Scull-Biddle family of Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Image source: Souvenir, Pittsburgh Post Office (1891)
	John Read (1769-1854) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., July 17, 1769. Member of Pennsylvania state senate 1st District, 1817-18. Episcopalian. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., July 13, 1854 (age 84 years, 361 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of George Read and Mary (Howell) Read; married 1795 to Martha Meredith (daughter of Samuel Meredith); father of John Meredith Read; grandfather of John Meredith Read Jr..   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	James Biddle (1783-1848) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 18, 1783. Served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812; U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent to Cuba, 1822. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 1, 1848 (age 65 years, 226 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Charles Biddle and Hannah (Shepard) Biddle; brother of John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; nephew of Edward Biddle; uncle of James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; granduncle of John Biddle (1859-1936); second great-granduncle of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; third great-granduncle of Angier Biddle Duke; first cousin once removed of John Scull and Edward MacFunn Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of Boies Penrose, Spencer Penrose and Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr.; second cousin once removed of Charles Bingham Penrose, John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edward Scull and Thomas Biddle; second cousin twice removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925), George Ross Scull and Robert Spencer Scull; second cousin thrice removed of Francis Beverley Biddle; third cousin twice removed of Jabez Huntington and Charles Elam Scull; fourth cousin of Samuel Scull; fourth cousin once removed of Jedediah Huntington and Ebenezer Huntington.   Political families: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Scull-Biddle family of Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
	George Read III (1788-1837) — of Delaware. Born in 1788. U.S. Attorney for Delaware, 1816-37. Died in 1837 (age about 49 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of George Read II; grandson of George Read.   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	John Biddle (1792-1859) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 2, 1792. Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1827-28; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1829-31; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1835; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1841; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1841; banker; president, Michigan Central Railroad. Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, Va (now W.Va.), August 25, 1859 (age 67 years, 176 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Charles Biddle and Hannah (Shepard) Biddle; brother of James Biddle and Richard Biddle; married, January 21, 1819, to Eliza Falconer Bradish; nephew of Edward Biddle; uncle of James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; grandfather of John Biddle (1859-1936); second great-granduncle of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; third great-granduncle of Angier Biddle Duke; first cousin once removed of John Scull and Edward MacFunn Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of Boies Penrose, Spencer Penrose and Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr.; second cousin once removed of Charles Bingham Penrose, John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edward Scull and Thomas Biddle; second cousin twice removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925), George Ross Scull and Robert Spencer Scull; second cousin thrice removed of Francis Beverley Biddle; third cousin twice removed of Jabez Huntington and Charles Elam Scull; fourth cousin of Samuel Scull; fourth cousin once removed of Jedediah Huntington and Ebenezer Huntington.   Political families: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Scull-Biddle family of Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Richard Biddle (1796-1847) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 25, 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, Allegheny County, Pa., July 6, 1847 (age 51 years, 103 days). Interment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Charles Biddle and Hannah (Shepard) Biddle; brother of James Biddle and John Biddle (1792-1859); nephew of Edward Biddle; uncle of James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; granduncle of John Biddle (1859-1936); second great-granduncle of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; third great-granduncle of Angier Biddle Duke; first cousin once removed of John Scull and Edward MacFunn Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of Boies Penrose, Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr. and Spencer Penrose; second cousin once removed of Charles Bingham Penrose, John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edward Scull and Thomas Biddle; second cousin twice removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925), George Ross Scull and Robert Spencer Scull; second cousin thrice removed of Francis Beverley Biddle; third cousin twice removed of Jabez Huntington and Charles Elam Scull; fourth cousin of Samuel Scull; fourth cousin once removed of Jedediah Huntington and Ebenezer Huntington.   Political families: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Scull-Biddle family of Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Twentieth-Century Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania (1903)
	John Meredith Read (1797-1874) — also known as John M. Read — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 21, 1797. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1837-41; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1846; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1858-72; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1872-73. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 29, 1874 (age 77 years, 131 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of John Read and Martha (Meredith) Read; married, March 20, 1828, to Priscilla Marshall; married, July 26, 1855, to Amelia Thomson (daughter of John Renshaw Thomson); father of John Meredith Read Jr.; grandson of George Read and Samuel Meredith.   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Charles Bingham Penrose (1798-1857) — also known as Charles B. Penrose — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 6, 1798. Whig. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1833-41, 1857 (16th District 1833-37, 14th District 1837-41, 1st District 1857); died in office 1857; delegate to Whig National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1839 (Convention Secretary; speaker). Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., April 6, 1857 (age 58 years, 182 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Clement Biddle Penrose and Anne Howard (Bingham) Penrose; married, March 16, 1824, to Valeria Fullerton Biddle (sister of Edward MacFunn Biddle (1808-1889)); grandfather of Boies Penrose and Spencer Penrose; first cousin twice removed of Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; second cousin of John Cadwalader (1805-1879) and Thomas Biddle; second cousin once removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859), Richard Biddle and John Cadwalader (1843-1925); second cousin twice removed of Francis Beverley Biddle; third cousin of Edward MacFunn Biddle (1808-1889), James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; third cousin once removed of John Biddle (1859-1936); third cousin twice removed of Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Jabez Huntington and Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr..   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	John Renshaw Thomson (1800-1862) — also known as John R. Thomson — of Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Pennsylvania, 1800. Democrat. U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1853-62; died in office 1862. Died in 1862 (age about 62 years). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.   Relatives: Father of Amelia Thomson (who married John Meredith Read).   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	John Cadwalader (1805-1879) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 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, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 26, 1879 (age 73 years, 300 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Cadwalader and Mary (Biddle) Cadwalader; married, October 18, 1828, to Mary Binney; married, December 10, 1833, to Henrietta Maria Bancker; father of John Cadwalader (1843-1925); grandnephew of Lambert Cadwalader; first cousin of Thomas Biddle; first cousin twice removed of Benjamin Chew, Edward Biddle, Charles Biddle and Francis Beverley Biddle; second cousin of Charles Bingham Penrose and Alfred Wells; second cousin once removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; second cousin twice removed of Boies Penrose and Spencer Penrose; third cousin of George Howard, Benjamin Chew Howard, Sophia Dallas, Edward MacFunn Biddle, James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; third cousin once removed of John Lee Carroll and John Biddle (1859-1936); third cousin twice removed of Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr. and John Howell Carroll; third cousin thrice removed of Jabez Huntington and Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr..   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Henry Miller Watts (1805-1890) — also known as Henry M. Watts — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., October 10, 1805. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1835-37; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1842-45; U.S. Minister to Austria, 1868-69. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 30, 1890 (age 85 years, 51 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of David Watts and Juliana (Miller) Watts; brother of Julianna Watts (who married Edward MacFunn Biddle); married 1838 to Anna Maria Schoenberger; father of Julia Helen Watts (who married John Steel Twells) and Ethelbert Watts.   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Edward MacFunn Biddle (1808-1889) — also known as Edward M. Biddle — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 27, 1808. Lawyer; Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, 1861-62; railroad president. Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., May 13, 1889 (age 80 years, 290 days). Interment at Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.   Relatives: Son of William MacFunn Biddle and Lydia (Spencer) Biddle; brother of Valery Fullerton Biddle (who married Charles Bingham Penrose (1798-1857)); married 1836 to Julianna Watts (sister of Henry Miller Watts; aunt of Ethelbert Watts); grandnephew of Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; granduncle of Boies Penrose, Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr. and Spencer Penrose; first cousin once removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; first cousin twice removed of John Scull; second cousin of James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; second cousin once removed of John Biddle (1859-1936); second cousin thrice removed of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; second cousin four times removed of Angier Biddle Duke; third cousin of Charles Bingham Penrose (1798-1857), John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edward Scull and Thomas Biddle; third cousin once removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925), George Ross Scull and Robert Spencer Scull; third cousin twice removed of Francis Beverley Biddle; third cousin thrice removed of Jabez Huntington; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Scull and Charles Elam Scull.   Political families: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Alfred Wells (1814-1867) — of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Dagsboro, Sussex County, Del., May 27, 1814. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; Tompkins County District Attorney, 1845-47; Tompkins County Judge, 1847-51; U.S. Representative from New York 27th District, 1859-61. Died in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., July 18, 1867 (age 53 years, 52 days). Interment at Ithaca City Cemetery, Ithaca, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of William Hill Wells and Elizabeth Aydelott (Dagworthy) Wells; married to Sarah Catherine Ratcliff; grandnephew of Lambert Cadwalader; second cousin of John Cadwalader (1805-1879); second cousin once removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925).   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	James Stokes Biddle (1818-1900) — also known as James S. Biddle — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 15, 1818. Democrat. Candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1871. Died in Bucks County, Pa., July 26, 1900 (age 82 years, 192 days). Interment at St. Peter's Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Charles Biddle (1787-1836) and Ann Hervey (Stokes) Biddle; married 1846 to Meta Craig Biddle; nephew of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; grandson of Charles Biddle (1745-1821); grandnephew of Edward Biddle; first cousin of Charles John Biddle; first cousin once removed of John Biddle (1859-1936); first cousin twice removed of John Scull; first cousin thrice removed of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; first cousin four times removed of Angier Biddle Duke; second cousin of Edward MacFunn Biddle; second cousin twice removed of Boies Penrose, Spencer Penrose and Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr.; third cousin of Charles Bingham Penrose, John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edward Scull and Thomas Biddle; third cousin once removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925), George Ross Scull and Robert Spencer Scull; third cousin twice removed of Francis Beverley Biddle; third cousin thrice removed of Jabez Huntington; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Scull and Charles Elam Scull.   Political families: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Charles John Biddle (1819-1873) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 30, 1819. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1861-63. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 28, 1873 (age 54 years, 151 days). Interment at Old St. Peter's Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Nicholas Biddle and Jane Margaret (Craig) Biddle; married to Emma Mather; nephew of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; grandson of Charles Biddle; grandnephew of Edward Biddle; great-granduncle of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; second great-granduncle of Angier Biddle Duke; first cousin of James Stokes Biddle; first cousin once removed of John Biddle (1859-1936); first cousin twice removed of John Scull; second cousin of Edward MacFunn Biddle; second cousin twice removed of Boies Penrose, Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr. and Spencer Penrose; third cousin of Charles Bingham Penrose, John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edward Scull and Thomas Biddle; third cousin once removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925), George Ross Scull and Robert Spencer Scull; third cousin twice removed of Francis Beverley Biddle; third cousin thrice removed of Jabez Huntington; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Scull and Charles Elam Scull.   Political families: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Alexander Lewis (born c.1825) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Canada, about 1825. Mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1876-77. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.   Relatives: Married, June 10, 1850, to Elizabeth Jane Ingersoll; father of Julie Villiers Lewis (who married Spencer Penrose).   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	Thomas Biddle (1827-1875) — of Pennsylvania. Born January 2, 1827. U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent to Cuba, 1866; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1871-73. Died in Ecuador, April 7, 1875 (age 48 years, 95 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Sarah Caldwell (Keppele) Biddle and James Cornell Biddle; married, November 7, 1861, to Sarah Frederica White; grandson of Michael Keppele; first cousin of John Cadwalader (1805-1879); first cousin once removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925); first cousin twice removed of Edward Biddle, Charles Biddle and Francis Beverley Biddle; second cousin of Charles Bingham Penrose; second cousin once removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; second cousin twice removed of Boies Penrose and Spencer Penrose; third cousin of Edward MacFunn Biddle, James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; third cousin once removed of John Biddle (1859-1936); third cousin twice removed of Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Jabez Huntington and Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr..   Political families: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
	John Steel Twells (1833-1921) — also known as John S. Twells — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 17, 1833. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Naples, 1890-93; Carlsbad, 1907; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Kingston, 1900-02; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Carlsbad, 1902-06. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 15, 1921 (age 87 years, 88 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, September 11, 1862, to Julia Helen Watts (daughter of Henry Miller Watts; sister of Ethelbert Watts).   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	John Meredith Read Jr. (1837-1896) — Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 21, 1837. U.S. Minister to Greece, 1873-77; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Greece, 1877-79. Died in 1896 (age about 59 years). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of John Meredith Read and Priscilla (Marshall) Read; grandson of John Read; great-grandson of George Read and Samuel Meredith.   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also U.S. State Dept career summary
	John Cadwalader (1843-1925) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 27, 1843. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888, 1904. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 11, 1925 (age 81 years, 257 days). Interment at St. Peter's Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of John Cadwalader (1805-1879) and Henrietta Maria (Bancker) Cadwalader; married to Mary Helen Fisher; great-grandnephew of Lambert Cadwalader; first cousin once removed of Thomas Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Chew, Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; second cousin once removed of Charles Bingham Penrose, Alfred Wells and Francis Beverley Biddle; second cousin twice removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; third cousin once removed of George Howard, Benjamin Chew Howard, Sophia Dallas, Edward MacFunn Biddle, James Stokes Biddle, Charles John Biddle, Boies Penrose and Spencer Penrose; fourth cousin of John Lee Carroll and John Biddle (1859-1936); fourth cousin once removed of Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr. and John Howell Carroll.   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Ethelbert Watts (1845-1919) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 25, 1845. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; pig iron manufacturer; U.S. Consul in Horgen, 1896-97; Kingston, 1899-1901; Prague, 1901-03; Hamilton, 1918; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Cairo, 1897-99; U.S. Consul General in St. Petersburg, 1903-07; Brussels, 1907-17. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 13, 1919 (age 74 years, 138 days). Interment at Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Henry Miller Watts and Anna Maria (Schoenberger) Watts; brother of Julia Helen Watts (who married John Steel Twells); nephew of Julianna Watts (who married Edward MacFunn Biddle).   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	John Biddle (1859-1936) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 2, 1859. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; member District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1901-07. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., January 18, 1936 (age 76 years, 350 days). Interment at United States Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of William Shepard Biddle and Susan Dayton (Ogden) Biddle; grandson of John Biddle (1792-1859); grandnephew of James Biddle and Richard Biddle; great-grandson of Charles Biddle; great-grandnephew of Edward Biddle; first cousin once removed of James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of John Scull; second cousin once removed of Edward MacFunn Biddle; second cousin twice removed of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; second cousin thrice removed of Angier Biddle Duke; third cousin once removed of Charles Bingham Penrose, John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edward Scull, Thomas Biddle, Boies Penrose, Spencer Penrose and Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr.; fourth cousin of John Cadwalader (1843-1925), George Ross Scull and Robert Spencer Scull; fourth cousin once removed of Francis Beverley Biddle.   Political families: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Boies Penrose (1860-1921) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 1, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Philadelphia County 8th District, 1885-86; member of Pennsylvania state senate 6th District, 1887-98; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896 (alternate), 1900, 1904, 1908, 1916, 1920; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1897-1921; died in office 1921; Pennsylvania Republican state chair, 1903-04; member of Republican National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1904-21. Died December 31, 1921 (age 61 years, 60 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue erected 1930 at Capitol Park, Harrisburg, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Richard A. F. Penrose and Sarah Hanna (Boies) Penrose; brother of Spencer Penrose; grandson of Charles Bingham Penrose; grandnephew of Edward MacFunn Biddle; second great-grandnephew of Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; first cousin four times removed of John Scull; second cousin of Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr.; second cousin twice removed of John Cadwalader (1805-1879), James Stokes Biddle, Charles John Biddle and Thomas Biddle; third cousin once removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925) and John Biddle (1859-1936); third cousin twice removed of Edward Scull; fourth cousin of Francis Beverley Biddle; fourth cousin once removed of George Ross Scull, Robert Spencer Scull and Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr..   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   Image source: Munsey's Magazine, June 1919
	Spencer Penrose (1865-1939) — of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 2, 1865. Republican. Copper mining business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1904 (alternate), 1916; promoter and developer of the Pikes Peak region; builder of the Broadmoor Hotel and Resort; philanthropist; delegate to Colorado convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., 1939 (age about 73 years). Cremated; ashes interred at Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun, Colorado Springs, Colo.   Relatives: Son of Sarah Hannah (Boies) Penrose and Richard A. F. Penrose; brother of Boies Penrose; married 1906 to Julie Villiers (Lewis) McMillan (daughter of Alexander Lewis); grandson of Charles Bingham Penrose; grandnephew of Edward MacFunn Biddle; second great-grandnephew of Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; first cousin four times removed of John Scull; second cousin of Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr.; second cousin twice removed of John Cadwalader (1805-1879), James Stokes Biddle, Charles John Biddle and Thomas Biddle; third cousin once removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925) and John Biddle (1859-1936); third cousin twice removed of Edward Scull; fourth cousin of Francis Beverley Biddle; fourth cousin once removed of George Ross Scull, Robert Spencer Scull and Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr..   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr. (1865-1955) — also known as Edward M. Biddle, Jr. — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Born in Irvine, Warren County, Pa., October 4, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916, 1924; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 9th District, 1921-29. Died, from chronic myocarditis, in Carlisle Hospital, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., March 25, 1955 (age 89 years, 172 days). Interment at Old Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Edward MacFunn Biddle (1832-1888) and Mary Lewis (Leiper) Biddle; grandnephew of Edward MacFunn Biddle (1808-1889); second great-grandnephew of Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; first cousin twice removed of John Macpherson Berrien; first cousin thrice removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; first cousin four times removed of John Scull; second cousin of Boies Penrose and Spencer Penrose; second cousin twice removed of James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; third cousin once removed of John Biddle (1859-1936); third cousin twice removed of Charles Bingham Penrose, John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edward Scull and Thomas Biddle; fourth cousin once removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925), George Ross Scull, Robert Spencer Scull and Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr..   Political families: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Francis Beverley Biddle (1886-1968) — also known as Francis Biddle — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Washington, D.C. Born, in Paris, France, of American parents, May 9, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; personal secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; resigned 1940; U.S. Solicitor General, 1940-41; U.S. Attorney General, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1952. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; American Civil Liberties Union; Freemasons. Died, of a heart attack, in Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Mass., October 4, 1968 (age 82 years, 148 days). Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Whitemarsh, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances (Robinson) Biddle; married, April 27, 1918, to Katherine Garrison Chapin; great-grandnephew of Peyton Randolph (1779-1828); second great-grandson of Edmund Jenings Randolph; second great-grandnephew of George Nicholas, Wilson Cary Nicholas and John Nicholas; third great-grandson of Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); third great-grandnephew of Peyton Randolph (1721-1775); fourth great-grandnephew of Richard Randolph; first cousin twice removed of John Cadwalader (1805-1879), Edmund Randolph and Thomas Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857); first cousin four times removed of Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; first cousin five times removed of Richard Bland, Benjamin Harrison and William Fitzhugh; second cousin once removed of Edmund Randolph Cocke and John Cadwalader (1843-1925); second cousin twice removed of Charles Bingham Penrose and Peter Myndert Dox; second cousin thrice removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; second cousin four times removed of Theodorick Bland, Thomas Jefferson, Beverley Randolph, Carter Bassett Harrison, John Randolph of Roanoke and William Henry Harrison; third cousin once removed of Harry Bartow Hawes; third cousin twice removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Edward MacFunn Biddle, James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; third cousin thrice removed of John Marshall, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, Richard Bland Lee, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Edmund Jennings Lee, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr, Henry St. George Tucker and John Scott Harrison; fourth cousin of Boies Penrose and Spencer Penrose; fourth cousin once removed of John Biddle (1859-1936).   Political family: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (1897-1961) — also known as A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 17, 1897. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; shipping business; U.S. Minister to Norway, 1935-37, 1941-42; Netherlands, 1941-42; Yugoslavia, 1941; Czechoslovakia, 1941-43; Greece, 1941-42; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1937-43; Belgium, 1941-43; Netherlands, 1942-43; Norway, 1942-43; Yugoslavia, 1942; Greece, 1942-43; Czechoslovakia, 1943; Spain, 1961. Died, from lung cancer and a heart attack, in Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., November 13, 1961 (age 63 years, 331 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; cenotaph at Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Cordelia Rundell (Bradley) Biddle and Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle; married, June 16, 1915, to Mary Lillian Duke (niece of James Buchanan Duke); married 1931 to Margaret (Thompson) Schulze (daughter of William Boyce Thompson); married 1946 to Margaret Atkinson Loughborough; uncle of Angier Biddle Duke; great-grandnephew of Charles John Biddle; second great-grandnephew of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; third great-grandson of Charles Biddle; third great-grandnephew of Edward Biddle; first cousin thrice removed of James Stokes Biddle; first cousin five times removed of John Scull; second cousin twice removed of John Biddle (1859-1936); second cousin thrice removed of Edward MacFunn Biddle; third cousin thrice removed of Charles Bingham Penrose, John Cadwalader, Edward Scull and Thomas Biddle; fourth cousin once removed of Boies Penrose, Spencer Penrose and Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr..   Political families: Biddle #1 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier