Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

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Dates:
Birth 1786-01-08
Death 1844-02-27
Americans,
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Writer, politician and financier, of Pennsylvania.

From the description of Nicholas Biddle letters, 1817-1840, and undated. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34992389

José Francisco Correia da Serra was a Portuguese scholar, naturalist and diplomat.

From the guide to the José Francisco Correia da Serra letters, 1810-1823, 1810-1823, (American Philosophical Society)

William Clark requested that Nicholas Biddle, scholar, statesman, and financier, write a narrative of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which was published in 1814 as "History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark."

From the guide to the Nicholas Biddle collection, 1803-1810, 1803-1810, (American Philosophical Society)

Nicholas Biddle, litterateur and financier of Philadelphia, attended Princeton and served as: secretary to American Legation in Paris; editor of the "Port Folio;" member of the Pensylvania state legislature; and president of the Bank of the United States. After leaving the Bank of the United States, Biddle lived as a retired gentleman at Andalusia, his country estate.

From the description of Papers, 1776-1863 (inclusive), 1799-1846 (bulk). (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122579587

Born and died in Philadelphia. Financier; president of the Bank of the United States.

From the description of Letters : to Peter B. Porter and Samuel Jaudon, 1827, 1830. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56685375

President of the Second Bank of the United States.

From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to Gulian Crommelin Verplanck, 1831 Apr. 12. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122580942

From the description of ALS : to Gulian Crommelin Verplanck, 1823 Apr. 21. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122541844

Nicholas Biddle was a scholar, statesman, and financier. He was requested by William Clark to write a narrative of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which was published in 1814 as "History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark."

From the description of Journal ; notes, 1803-1810. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122473928

From the description of Correspondence, 1815-1893. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298183

Banker, diplomat, editor, lawyer, and legislator.

From the description of Nicholas Biddle papers, 1681-1933 (bulk 1775-1846). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980001

Financier.

From the description of Letter, 1831 March 31, Philadelphia [to] Silas E. Burrows, New York. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 11947254

Nicholas Biddle, banker and president of Second Bank of the United States, was born in Philadelphia. Biddle was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate in 1814, and in 1819 appointed director of the Second Bank of the United States, where he served until the federal charter expired in 1836. Biddle served as president of the United States Bank of Pennsylvania until 1839.

From the description of Bank of the United States: Letter, 1834 March 1. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122444914

Nicholas Biddle was a litterateur, a scholar, a statesman, and a financier. At the age of ten he entered the University of Pennsylvania and was ready to graduate at thirteen, however, he was not allowed to receive his degree because of his youth. He then entered the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1799, and graduated in 1801 as valedictorian. Although he was devoted to the study of the classics, he selected the law as his profession. He was a contributing writer to the PORT FOLIO, which became the leading literary periodical in America, and became its editor in 1812. In 1810, after the death of Capt. Meriwether Lewis, Gen. William Clark asked Biddle to write the narrative of their expedition into the Louisiana country, which Biddle worked on from 1810 to 1812. He entered the state Senate in 1814 which forced him to give up his post as editor, and turn over the work of carrying through the press his HISTORY OF THE EXPEDITION OF CAPTAINS LEWIS AND CLARK (1814) to Paul Allen. In 1819 Biddle became one of the five government directors of the Bank of the United States, and its president in 1822. He resigned in 1839, and retired to "Andalusia" on the Delaware, which became the scene of an intellectual and social life not common in the United States.

From the description of Nicholas Biddle collection, 1800-1838. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 61668948

Philadelphia banker.

From the description of Appointment : Philadelphia, 1839 Mar. 12. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86138963

Philadelphia lawyer, statesman, financier; president of the second Bank of the United States, 1822-1836.

From the description of Letters, 1830-1834, to Gulian C. Verplanck. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122585845

Biographical Note

1786, Jan. 8 Born, Philadelphia, Pa. 1801 Graduated, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 1804 1806 Secretary to the American legation, Paris, France 1806 1807 Secretary to the American legation, London, England 1809 Admitted to the bar, Philadelphia, Pa. 1811 Married Jane Craig 1819 1821 Director, Bank of the United States 1822 1839 President, Second Bank of the United States (later renamed the United States Bank of Pennsylvania) 1844, Feb. 27 Died, Philadelphia, Pa.

From the guide to the Nicholas Biddle Papers, 1681-1933, (bulk 1775-1846), (Manuscript Division, Library of Congress)

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  • Agriculture
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  • Universities and colleges
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  • Diplomatic and consular service, American
  • Diplomatic and consular service, American
  • Exploration
  • Indians of North America
  • Louisiana Purchase
  • Natural history
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  • Bankers
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  • Editors
  • Indians of North America
  • Lawyers
  • Legislators

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  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)
  • Philadelphia (Pa.) (as recorded)
  • New Jersey--Princeton (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States - Politics and government - 1809-1817 (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • New Jersey (as recorded)
  • Louisiana Purchase (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
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  • West (U.S.) (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
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  • France (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)

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