Clement Biddle

Clement Biddle
Portrait of Biddle
Born	May 10, 1740(1740-05-10) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	July 14, 1814(1814-07-14) (aged 74) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	–1780
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War Battle of Princeton Battle of Brandywine Battle of Germantown Battle of Monmouth
Other work	United States Marshals Service

Colonel Clement Biddle (May 10, 1740 – July 14, 1814) was an American Revolutionary War soldier.

Life

Biddle was born May 10, 1740 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to John Biddle (1707–1789) and Sarah Owen (1711–1773).^[1] He was the younger brother of Owen Biddle, Sr. (1737–1799).

Biddle was a part of the Society of Friends and helped organize the "Quaker Blues", a company of volunteers.^[1]

Biddle's first marriage was to Mary Richardson on June 6, 1764.^[2] They had one child, Francis, who died at childbirth.^[2] His second marriage was to Rebekah Cornell.^[2] They had four children: Frances (died at infancy), Thomas (born June 4, 1776), George Washington (February 21, 1779 – 1812), and Mary (born January 12, 1781).^[2]

During the American Revolutionary War, Biddle fought in the Battle of Princeton, the Battle of Brandywine, the Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Monmouth. He was the Commissary General at Valley Forge under George Washington. Biddle resigned from the Army in 1780.^[1] In 1781, Biddle was made quarter-master general of the Pennsylvanian troops.

After the Revolutionary War, he was the first U.S. Marshal (1789–1793) for Pennsylvania.^[3]

In the 1790 census, Biddle's jobs were "Notary, Scrivener, and Broker" which made him a rich man.^[3]

He died in Philadelphia on July 14, 1814.^[1]

See also

• Biddle family

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Brown, John Howard; Johnson, Rossiter (1904). The twentieth century biographical dictionary of notable Americans. The Biographical Society. ISBN 1-1722-1564-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=N_EUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT300&dq=clement+biddle+died+1814+born+1740&hl=en&ei=k4E_TuraO8Lu0gHV6InwAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=clement%20biddle%20died%201814%20born%201740&f=false. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Glenn, Thomas Allen (1896). Merion in the Welsh tract: With sketches of the townships of Haverford and Radnor. Historical and genealogical collections concerning the Welsh barony in the province of Pennsylvania, settled by the Cymric Quakers in 1682. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 143. ISBN 0-8063-0429-4. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "The First Marshal of Pennsylvania: Clement Biddle". United States Marshals Service. http://www.usmarshals.gov/history/firstmarshals/biddle.htm. Retrieved May 31, 2008. 

External links

• Papers of the War Department: Clement Biddle
• Col Clement Biddle at Find a Grave

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Name	Biddle, Clement
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Date of birth	May 10, 1740
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Date of death	July 14, 1814
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