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Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, 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
  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)
  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
  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
  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
  James Buchanan Duke (1856-1925) — also known as James B. Duke; "Buck"; "Tobacco King" — of Somerville, Somerset County, N.J. Born near Durham, Durham County, N.C., December 23, 1856. Republican. Organizer and president, American Tobacco Company, which monopolized the tobacco industry until it was broken up in 1911; organizer of electric power companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1904. Left a large trust fund which supported Duke University. Died, of bronchial pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 10, 1925 (age 68 years, 291 days). Entombed at Duke University Chapel, Durham, N.C.
  Presumably named for: James Buchanan
  Relatives: Son of Washington Duke; married 1904 to Lillian Fletcher McCredy; married, July 23, 1907, to Nanaline Lee 'Nannie' (Holt) Inman; father of Doris Duke (who married James Henry Roberts Cromwell); uncle of Mary Lillian Duke (who married Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.).
  Political families: Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dodge-Duke-Cromwell family of Detroit, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James B. Duke (built 1944 at Brunswick, Georgia; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — 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
  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
  William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930) — also known as William B. Thompson — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Virginia City, Madison County, Mont., May 13, 1869. Republican. Mining magnate; banker; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916, 1920; director, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; director, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Died, from pneumonia, June 27, 1930 (age 61 years, 45 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Thompson and Anna M. (Boyce) Thompson; married, February 6, 1895, to Gertrude Hickman; father of Margaret Thompson (who married Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.).
  Political family: Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathan Lynn Bachman (1878-1937) — also known as Nathan L. Bachman — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn., August 2, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Tennessee 6th District, 1908-12; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1918-24; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1933-37; died in office 1937. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died, from a heart attack in his room at the Continental Hotel, Washington, D.C., April 23, 1937 (age 58 years, 264 days). Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Eva (Dulaney) Bachman and Rev. Dr. Jonathan Waverly Bachman; married, January 7, 1904, to Pearl McMannen Duke (first cousin of Doris Duke; first cousin once removed of Angier Biddle Duke).
  Political family: Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Henry Roberts Cromwell (1896-1990) — also known as James H. R. Cromwell — of Somerville, Somerset County, N.J.; Weehawken, Hudson County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 4, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; vice-president, Peerless Motor Car Company; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1940; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1940; president, Chemwood Corporation, pulp and paper manufacturers. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Military Order of the World Wars; Marine Corps League; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died in 1990 (age about 94 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Eaton Cromwell and Lucretia (Roberts) Cromwell; brother of Louise Cromwell (aunt by marriage of Douglas MacArthur II); married, June 20, 1920, to Delphine Dodge (sister of Horace Elgin Dodge Jr.); married, February 13, 1935, to Doris Duke (daughter of James Buchanan Duke); married 1948 to Maxine McFetridge.
  Political families: Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dodge-Duke-Cromwell family of Detroit, Michigan; MacArthur family of Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  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
  Angier Biddle Duke (1915-1995) — of Tuxedo Park, Orange County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 30, 1915. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, 1952-53; Spain, 1965-68; Denmark, 1968-69; Morocco, 1979-81. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Chancellor of Southampton College. Hit by a car while rollerblading, and died as a result, in Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., April 29, 1995 (age 79 years, 150 days). Entombed at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Angier Buchanan Duke and Cordelia Drexel (Biddle) Duke; married 1937 to Priscilla St. George; married to Margaret Screven White; married 1952 to Maria-Luisa de Aranal; married 1962 to Robin Chandler Lynn and Robin Chandler; nephew of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; great-grandson of Malbourne Addison Angier; second great-grandnephew of Charles John Biddle; third great-grandnephew of James Biddle, John Biddle (1792-1859) and Richard Biddle; fourth great-grandson of Charles Biddle; fourth great-grandnephew of Edward Biddle; first cousin once removed of Pearl McMannen Duke (who married Nathan Lynn Bachman) and Doris Duke; first cousin four times removed of James Stokes Biddle; first cousin six times removed of William Byrd III and John Scull; second cousin thrice removed of John Biddle (1859-1936); second cousin four times removed of Edward MacFunn Biddle; second cousin five times removed of Charles Willing Byrd; third cousin of William Bradley Umstead; fourth cousin once removed of Julia Grimmet Fortson.
  Political family: Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robin Chandler Duke (1923-2016) — also known as Grace Esther Tippett; Robin Chandler — of New York. Born in Baltimore, Md., October 13, 1923. Democrat. Model; journalist; stockbroker; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 2000-01. Female. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., February 6, 2016 (age 92 years, 116 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Carolina Memorial Park, North Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Daughter of Richard Edgar Tippett and Esther (Chandler) Tippett; married 1962 to Angier Biddle Duke; married 1946 to Jeffrey Lynn.
  Political family: Biddle #2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial

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