Clement Biddle Explained

Clement Biddle
Birth Date:10 May 1740
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Branch: United States Army
Serviceyears:–1780
Rank: Colonel
Battles:American Revolutionary War
Laterwork: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). His great-grandson was Algernon Sydney Biddle.

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

Biddle's first marriage was to Mary Richardson on June 6, 1764. They had one child, Francis, who died at childbirth. His second marriage was to Rebekah Cornell, the daughter of Rhode Island Chief Justice Gideon 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).

He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1766.[3]

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, and his headquarters was at Moore Hall.[4] Biddle resigned from the Army in 1780. 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.[5]

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

Death

He died in Philadelphia on July 14, 1814, and is buried at Christ Church in Philadelphia.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The twentieth century biographical dictionary of notable Americans . The Biographical Society . Brown, John Howard . Johnson, Rossiter . 1904 . 1-172-21564-2.
  2. Book: 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 . Glenn, Thomas Allen . 1896 . 0-8063-0429-4 . 143.
  3. Bell, Whitfield J., and Charles Greifenstein, Jr. Patriot-Improvers: Biographical Sketches of Members of the American Philosophical Society. 3 vols. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1997, I: 292, 321, 321-26, 345.
  4. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Searchable database. 2012-11-02. 2012-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20121028073929/http://www.arch.state.pa.us/. dead. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Moore Hall. 2012-11-03. Eleanor Winsor. Harvey Freedenberg. August 1972.
  5. Web site: The First Marshal of Pennsylvania: Clement Biddle . United States Marshals Service . May 31, 2008.
  6. Web site: Biddle, Clement (Colonel). RootsWeb. 8 December 2013.