John Biddle (Michigan)
| John Biddle | |
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Portrait of Biddle by Thomas Sully, 1818
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan Territory's At-large district |
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In office March 4, 1829 – February 21, 1831 Delegate |
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| Preceded by | Austin Eli Wing |
| Succeeded by | Austin Eli Wing |
| 4th Mayor of Detroit, Michigan | |
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In office 1827–1828 |
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| Preceded by | Jonathan Kearsley |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Kearsley |
| Personal details | |
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March 2, 1792 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 25, 1859 (aged 67) White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia |
| Spouse(s) | Eliza Falconer Bradish |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
Charles Biddle Hannah Shephard |
| Relatives |
Nicholas Biddle (uncle) James Biddle (brother) Nicholas Biddle (brother) Thomas Biddle (brother) Richard Biddle (brother) |
| Alma mater | Princeton College |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1812–1821 |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
John Biddle (March 2, 1792 – August 25, 1859) was a delegate to the United States Congress from the Michigan Territory.
Biddle was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1792, the son of Hannah Shephard and Charles Biddle, former Vice President of Pennsylvania, and nephew of Commodore Nicholas Biddle. He attended the common schools before entering and graduating from Princeton College.
At the outbreak of the War of 1812, Biddle enlisted in the U.S. Army and was appointed a second lieutenant in the Third Artillery on July 6, 1812 and promoted to first lieutenant March 13, 1813. He was attached to the staff of General Winfield Scott on the Niagara Frontier for most of the war. He became captain in the Forty-second Infantry October 1, 1813, served as assistant inspector general with the rank of major from June 19, 1817 to June 1, 1821, and commanded Fort Shelby in Detroit for some time.
After leaving the military, Biddle was appointed paymaster and Indian agent at Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1821 and 1822. He was register of the land at Detroit, Michigan in of Michigan Territory, 1823–1837; commissioner for determining the ancient land claims at Detroit, Mackinaw, Sault Ste. Marie, Green Bay, and Prairie du Chien.
Biddle served as mayor of Detroit in 1827 and 1828. He was elected a Delegate from the Territory of Michigan to the Twenty-first Congress and served from March 4, 1829 until his resignation on February 21, 1831. He was president of the convention that framed the State constitution for Michigan in 1835, even though his Whig Party was in the minority. He ran unsuccessfully as the Whig candidate for election to the United States Senate and later for Governor of Michigan. Biddle was a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives in 1841 and served as speaker, and was a Trustee of the University of Michigan.
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