Richard Biddle

Anti-Masonic Representative of Pennsylvania's 22nd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

March 25, 1796 (51 years old)

Birthday

July 6, 1847

Death

American author, politician, and lawyer.
Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1837 to 1840.
Received a classical education and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1811.
Practiced law in Pittsburgh after being admitted to the bar.
Lived in England for three years starting in 1827, where he published works including a critical review of Captain Basil Hall’s travels and a memoir on Sebastian Cabot.
Elected to Congress as an Anti-Mason.
Resigned from Congress in 1840.
Died in Pittsburgh in 1847 at the age of 51.