Charles John Biddle

Charles John Biddle

Charles John Biddle (born April 30, 1819 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , †  September 28, 1873 there ) was an American politician . Between 1861 and 1863 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Biddle was the nephew of Congressman Richard Biddle (1796–1847). He attended Princeton College until 1837 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1840, he began to work in Philadelphia in this profession. Biddle then took part in the Mexican-American War as a brevet major . He then continued his legal practice in Philadelphia. During the early stages of the Civil War, he was colonel in a reserve unit from Pennsylvania in 1861 and 1862 . Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party .

After the resignation of MP Edward Joy Morris , Biddle was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the by-election due for the second seat of Pennsylvania , where he took up his new mandate on July 2, 1861. Since he was not confirmed in 1862, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1863 , which was marked by the events of the civil war. In 1863 Charles Biddle became President of the Democrats in Pennsylvania. He also co-owned and edited the Philadelphia Age newspaper . He died on September 28, 1873 in Philadelphia, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Charles John Biddle in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles John Biddle in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Edward Joy Morris	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (2nd constituency) July 2, 1861 - March 3, 1863	Charles O'Neill