Edward Biddle was an American soldier, lawyer, and statesman from Pennsylvania.
| FactSnippet No. 2,224,680 |
10 Facts About Edward Biddle
1.
2.
Edward Biddle was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1774 and 1775 and a signatory to the Continental Association, which was drafted and adopted by that Congress.
| FactSnippet No. 2,224,681 |
3.
Edward Biddle was born in 1738 at Philadelphia and had nine brothers and sisters, although two died in infancy.
| FactSnippet No. 2,224,682 |
4.
Edward Biddle was the uncle of Congressman Richard Biddle and financier Nicholas Biddle.
| FactSnippet No. 2,224,683 |
5.
In 1767, Edward Biddle began his career in the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly as a representative for Berks County.
| FactSnippet No. 2,224,684 |
6.
Edward Biddle served there until the colonial assembly went out of business during the Revolution.
| FactSnippet No. 2,224,685 |
7.
Edward Biddle was a member of the rebel provincial congress and later the state General Assembly until 1778.
| FactSnippet No. 2,224,686 |
8.
Edward Biddle was a leader within that body of the Whig or radical group in the struggle to set Pennsylvania's course in the revolution.
| FactSnippet No. 2,224,687 |
9.
Edward Biddle was a member of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Rights and later oversaw the printing of the resolutions the Congress had passed.
| FactSnippet No. 2,224,688 |
10.
Edward Biddle was elected speaker, replacing Galloway who had held the post the previous year.
| FactSnippet No. 2,224,689 |