Nicholas Biddle (1786 - 1844)

Born 8 Jan 1786 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Jane Margaret (Craig) Biddle — married 3 Oct 1811 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 27 Feb 1844 at age 58 in Andalusia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Nicholas Biddle is Notable.

American financier, born in Philadelphia on January 8, 1786.^[1] He graduated from Princeton University in 1801 and at the age of 17, he was the first editor of the journals of Lewis and Clark, who surveyed the western territories of the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. Biddle married Jane Margaret Craig on October 3, 1811, and they had six children. His mansion, Andalusia, on the Delaware River, was built in 1794 by his father-in-law, John Craig.^[2]

Biddle became President of the Second Bank of the United States and after a turbulent fight with President Andrew Jackson, the bank failed in 1836.^[1] Biddle died on February 27, 1844 at his Andalusia estate and is buried at Saint Peter's Episcopal Churchyard; Philadelphia.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wikipedia: Nicholas Biddle.
2. ↑ The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Nicholas Biddle
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 February 2021), memorial page for Nicholas Biddle (8 Jan 1786–27 Feb 1844), Find A Grave: Memorial #93, citing Saint Peter's Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .

See Also:

• Wikipedia: Nicholas Biddle
• Wikidata: Item Q2580098, en:Wikipedia
• Find A Grave: Memorial #93