Thomas Biddle
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Major Thomas Biddle, by Thomas Wilcocks Sully and Thomas Sully, 1832
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| Born |
November 21, 1790 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, |
| Died | August 29, 1831 (aged 40) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Cause of death | Gunshot during a duel |
| Resting place |
Calvary Cemetery St. Louis, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | U.S. Army officer |
| Known for | War of 1812 hero, duel with Spencer Pettis |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Mullanphy |
| Parent(s) | Charles and Hannah Biddle. |
Thomas Biddle (November 21, 1790 – August 29, 1831) was an American military hero, during the War of 1812. Biddle is better known though for having been killed, in a duel, with Missouri Congressman, Spencer Pettis.
Thomas Biddle was born into the powerful Biddle family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of ten children born to Charles and Hannah (Shephard) Biddle. His father Charles was a Revolutionary War officer and vice-president of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Two of Thomas' brothers, James and Edward, had served in U.S. Navy, while brother John was a U.S. Army officer before becoming an early mayor of Detroit, Michigan. Older brother Nicholas Biddle was president of the Second Bank of the United States.
During the War of 1812, Thomas Biddle was commissioned, as a captain of artillery, under Zebulon Pike. He saw action, at Fort George and Stoney Creek and was wounded, at Fort Erie. Biddle was wounded again at the Battle of Lundy's Lane, where he distinguished himself by capturing the only British cannon seized in the clash. It would later be preserved and displayed in Washington, D.C. In 1814 Biddle was brevetted to the rank of Major and became an aide for George Izard. In 1819, he accompanied the Yellowstone Expedition up the Missouri River to the vicinity of present-day Omaha, Nebraska. In August, 1820 he was transferred to St. Louis, Missouri where he served as U.S. Army paymaster.
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