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Scull-Biddle family of Pennsylvania

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  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
  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
John Scull 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)
  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
  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 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)
  Samuel Scull (b. 1815) — of Camden, Camden County, N.J. Born in Gloucester County, N.J., 1815. Mayor of Camden, N.J., 1855-56; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1857, 1858-59. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Gideon Scull and Alice Elsey (Higbee) Scull; second cousin twice removed of David Scull; third cousin once removed of Edward Biddle, Charles Biddle and John Scull; fourth cousin of James Biddle, John Biddle and Richard Biddle; fourth cousin once removed of Edward MacFunn Biddle, James Stokes Biddle, Edward Scull and Charles John Biddle.
  Political families: Lee family of Silver Spring, Maryland; Scull-Biddle family of Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Edward Scull (1818-1900) — of Somerset, Somerset County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 5, 1818. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue at Somerset, Pennsylvania, 1863-66, 1873-83; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1864, 1876, 1884; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1887-93 (17th District 1887-89, 20th District 1889-93). Died in Somerset, Somerset County, Pa., July 10, 1900 (age 82 years, 155 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Somerset, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of John Scull (1790-1827) and Anna (Spencer) Scull; married 1841 to Sarah Jane Marchand; married, February 16, 1848, to Louise Ogle; father of George Ross Scull and Robert Spencer Scull; grandson of John Scull (1765-1828); first cousin twice removed of Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; second cousin once removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; 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 Boies Penrose, Spencer Penrose and Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Scull and Charles Elam Scull.
  Political family: Scull-Biddle family of Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  George Ross Scull (b. 1856) — also known as George R. Scull — of Somerset, Somerset County, Pa. Born in Somerset, Somerset County, Pa., November 25, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896, 1900 (alternate), 1912; bank president. Interment at Union Cemetery, Irwin, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Scull and Louise (Ogle) Scull; brother of Robert Spencer Scull; married to Caroline Trexler 'Carrie' Baer; great-grandson of John Scull; first cousin thrice removed of Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; second cousin twice removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; third cousin once removed of Edward MacFunn Biddle, James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; fourth cousin of John Biddle (1859-1936); fourth cousin once removed of Boies Penrose, Spencer Penrose and Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr..
  Political family: Scull-Biddle family of Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Spencer Scull (1860-1945) — also known as Robert S. Scull — of Somerset, Somerset County, Pa. Born in Somerset, Somerset County, Pa., March 4, 1860. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916. Died in Somerset, Somerset County, Pa., January 16, 1945 (age 84 years, 318 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Somerset, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Scull and Louise (Ogle) Scull; brother of George Ross Scull; married, October 9, 1890, to Clara Butler Brubaker; great-grandson of John Scull; first cousin thrice removed of Edward Biddle and Charles Biddle; second cousin twice removed of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; third cousin once removed of Edward MacFunn Biddle, James Stokes Biddle and Charles John Biddle; fourth cousin of John Biddle (1859-1936); fourth cousin once removed of Boies Penrose, Spencer Penrose and Edward MacFunn Biddle Jr..
  Political family: Scull-Biddle family of Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Charles Elam Scull (1888-1948) — also known as Charles E. Scull — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex.; Olmos Park, Bexar County, Tex. Born in La Vernia, Wilson County, Tex., July 18, 1888. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940. Died, from coronary heart disease, in Santa Rosa Hospital, San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., June 6, 1948 (age 59 years, 324 days). Interment at Concrete Cemetery, Near La Vernia, Guadalupe County, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of John Gambier Scull and Jennie (Elam) Scull; married to Alice Iona Warren; second cousin thrice removed of Edward Biddle, Charles Biddle and John Scull; third cousin twice removed of James Biddle, John Biddle and Richard Biddle; fourth cousin once removed of Edward MacFunn Biddle, James Stokes Biddle, Edward Scull and Charles John Biddle.
  Political family: Scull-Biddle family of Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Epitaph: "He is not dead, but sleepeth."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
David Scull David Scull (1917-1968) — of Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Overbrook, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 16, 1917. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate business; chair of Montgomery County Republican Party, 1958-60; Maryland Republican state chair, 1962-64; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland at-large, 1964; member and chair, Montgomery County Council, 1967-68. Prominent civil rights advocate; successfully fought for a Montgomery County law against racial discrimination in housing. Suffered a heart attack during the noon recess of a County Council meeting, in the Montgomery County Building, Rockville; never regained consciousness; died soon after in Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 23, 1968 (age 50 years, 129 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Sandy Spring Friends Cemetery, Sandy Spring, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Marshall Scull and Anna Price (Johnson) Scull; married 1942 to Elizabeth Lee (daughter of Edward Brooke Lee; sister of Blair Lee III; granddaughter of Francis Preston Blair Lee); second cousin twice removed of Samuel Scull; third cousin thrice removed of Edward Biddle, Charles Biddle and John Scull.
  Political families: Lee family of Silver Spring, Maryland; Scull-Biddle family of Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Washington Post, January 24, 1968

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