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Nicholas Biddle (January 8, 1786 – February 27, 1844) was an American financier who served as the third and last president of the Second Bank of the United States (chartered 1816–1836). [1] Throughout his life Biddle worked as an editor, diplomat, author, and politician who served in both houses of the Pennsylvania state legislature.
Nicholas Biddle was born in Philadelphia in 1750, one of nine children to William Biddle (1698–1756) of the Biddle family, and Mary Scull (1709–1789). [1] Biddle went to sea at the age of thirteen, as a ship's boy aboard a merchant vessel trading in the West Indies.
The Biddle family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is an Old Philadelphian family descended from English immigrants William Biddle (1630–1712) and Sarah Kempe (1634–1709), who arrived in the Province of New Jersey in 1681.
Nicholas Biddle (1786–1844) was an American banker and President of the Second Bank of the United States. Nicholas Biddle may also refer to: Nicholas Biddle (naval officer) (1750–1778), officer in the American Continental Navy; Nicholas Biddle, a First Defender injured in the Baltimore riot of 1861; SS Nicholas Biddle, a Liberty ship
Captain Nicholas Biddle commanded the thirty-six-gun USS Randolph, having received orders from John Rutledge to break the enemy blockade of Charleston, South Carolina where a large number of merchantmen were trapped. After breaking the blockade Biddle was to sail into the South Atlantic.
SS Nicholas Biddle was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Nicholas Biddle, an American financier who served as the third and last president of the Second Bank of the United States. He also served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. He is best known for his role in the Bank War.
Nicholas Biddle: 917 standard 11 August 1942: 22 September 1942: Scrapped 1963 SS Nicholas D. Labadie: Nicholas D. Labadie: 2929 standard 31 March 1944: 11 May 1944: Scrapped 1962 SS Nicholas Gilman: Nicholas Gilman: 103 standard 4 May 1942: 25 July 1942: Scrapped 1963 SS Nicholas Herkimer: Nicholas Herkimer: 1052 standard 8 April 1943: 8 June ...
John Biddle (yachting cinematographer) (1925–2008), America's Cup Hall of Fame cinematographer and lecturer; Livingston L. Biddle Jr. (1918–2002), American third chairman of National Endowment for the Arts; Nicholas Biddle (1786–1844), American financier; Nicholas Biddle (naval officer) (1750–1778), American naval officer