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Biddle may refer to: * Biddle (surname) * Biddle family, American family * Biddle Motor Car Company, brass era automobile company based in Philadelphia * Biddle, Montana, United States, a census-designated place * Biddle Island (Indiana), United States * Biddle Street, Baltimore, Maryland, United States * Biddle Street, Yatton, biological site in England * , several United States Navy ships * Biddle University, historical name of Johnson C. Smith University * Biddle Memorial Hall, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, North Carolina * Biddle House (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddle (surname)
Biddle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Philadelphia family *Alexander Biddle (1819-1899), American businessman *Algernon Sydney Biddle (1847-1891), American lawyer and law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School *Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. (1874–1948), Philadelphia millionaire *Charles Biddle (1745–1821), Vice-President of Pennsylvania *Charles John Biddle (1819–1873), American congressman and editor *Clement Biddle (1740–1814), American Revolutionary War soldier and quartermaster general *Edward Biddle (1738–1779), American lawyer and statesman *Francis Biddle (1886–1968), US Attorney General and judge in Nuremberg trials *George Biddle (1885–1973), American artist *James Biddle (1783–1848), American naval officer *Jesse Biddle (born 1991), American professional baseball player from Philadelphia *John Biddle (Michigan politician) (1792–1859), American politician and congressman *John Biddle (United States Army officer) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddle Family
The Biddle family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is an Old Philadelphian family descended from English immigrants William Biddle (1630–1712) and Sarah Kempe (1634–1709), who arrived in the Province of New Jersey in 1681. Quakers, they had emigrated from England in part to escape religious persecution. Having acquired extensive rights to more than of lands in West Jersey, they settled first at Burlington, a city which developed along the east side of the Delaware River. William Biddle, 3rd (1698–1756), and John Biddle (1707–1789), two third-generation brothers, moved from Mount Hope (1684) near Bordentown, also on the east side of the Delaware, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 1720s and 1730s. They constituted the first generation of the Philadelphia Biddle family, which became involved in the business, political and cultural life of Pennsylvania and the United States. Family members Branch of William Biddle, 3rd (1698–1756) and Mary Scull (1709–1789) * Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddle Motor Car Company
The Biddle Motor Car Company manufactured luxury automobiles in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1915 to 1922. "Information, rather than Persuasive Sales Talk" was the advertising slogan of the company, which was noted for its conservative advertising. The company produced six models, with the heaviest weighing 2,950 pounds with a four-cylinder engine being sold for $3475. The company was incorporated in October 1915 and presented finished automobiles at the Philadelphia Auto Show in January 1916. It was namesake of the Biddle family, although R. Ralston Biddle did not seem to have a major role beyond lending the name. Car was an assembled car manufactured in Philadelphia. The first bodies were believed to be from the Fleetwood body company in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. The first cars were equipped with Buda four-cylinder engines, 3 Bore by 5 stroke and Warner 3-speed transmissions. Some models featured Rudge-Whitworth wire wheels. The bodies were styled in the European tradition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddle, Montana
Biddle is a village in southeastern Powder River County, Montana, United States, near the Little Powder River. It lies along Highway 59, south of the town of Broadus, the county seat of Powder River County. The post office was established in 1916 with Charles Schofield as postmaster. It was later taken over by Roland Rumph and in 2010 the post office was built and currently ran by USPS. The town name came from S. F. B. Biddle, former owner of the large Cross Ranch, now currently owned by Nathan and Connie Rumph. Demographics As of 2020, the current estimated population of Biddle is 28. The median age for a person living in Biddle is 49. The average number of persons per household is 2.29. The median household income is $24,167. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Biddle has a semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddle Island (Indiana)
Biddle Island is located in the Wabash River, in downtown Logansport, Indiana, just east of the merger of the Eel River and the Wabash. State Route 329 (Burlington Avenue) crosses the island to south bank of the Wabash. There are about twenty private residents on the island, which is about 17 acres. The island was named for its former owner Horace P. Biddle, a local judge and poet. Biddle's home on the island was a large house built by John Tipton. The house was razed in 1961. See also *Islands of the Midwest This is a partial list of islands of the Midwestern United States. States Illinois *Bardwell Island * Big Blue Island * Campbell's Island * Carroll Island * Chouteau Island * Dillon Island * Goose Island * Isle a la Cache * Kaskaskia Island ... References Landforms of Cass County, Indiana River islands of Indiana {{CassCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddle Street
This is a list of notable streets in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. A B C D E F G H Heath St. Route 64. (MTA Maryland) K L M N O P R Ramsay st S U W Y Numbered streets In Baltimore, numbered streets are found in the north-central part of the city, mostly in the communities of Charles Village, Hampden, and Waverly. The numbered streets, which run west–east, start with 20th Street (excluding 19½ Street, a short alley crossing Howard Street), which runs parallel to and one block north of North Avenue. The highest numbered street in Baltimore is 43rd Street, which runs from York Road several block east to Marble Hall Road near Cold Spring Lane. The numbered streets correspond with the first two digits in address numbers on north–south streets in this part of the city. See also *List of roads in Baltimore County, Maryland References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Streets In Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddle Street, Yatton
Biddle Street, Yatton () is a 44.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near the village of Yatton in North Somerset, notified in 1994. Management practices and the variation in the soils has resulted in the watercourses supporting a wide range of aquatic plant communities. Where open water occurs plants such as Common Water-starwort ''(Callitriche stagnalis)'', European Frogbit ''(Hydrocharis morsusranae)'', Fan-leaved water-crowfoot ''(Ranunculus circinatus)''. The calcareous influence of the underlying Compton soils also encourages Whorled Water-milfoil ''(Myriophyllum verticillatum)'' and Stonewort ''(Chara sp)''. Also present are the nationally scarce Rootless Duckweed ''(Wolffia arrhiza)'' and Hairlike Pondweed ''(Potamogeton trichoides)''.English Nature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddle University
Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) is a private historically black university in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The university awards Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Social Work, and Master of Social Work degrees. History Johnson C. Smith University was established on April 7, 1867, as the Biddle Memorial Institute at a meeting of the Catawba Presbytery in the old Charlotte Presbyterian Church. Mary D. Biddle, a churchwoman, donated $1,400 to the school. In appreciation of this first contribution, friends requested that Mrs. Biddle name the newly established school; she did so in the name of her late husband, Captain Henry Jonathan Biddle, who had been mortally wounded during the Battle of Glendale in 1862. Samuel C. Alexander and Willis L. Miller saw the need for a school in the south, and after the birth of the school they were elected a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddle Memorial Hall, Johnson C
Biddle may refer to: * Biddle (surname) * Biddle family, American family * Biddle Motor Car Company, brass era automobile company based in Philadelphia * Biddle, Montana, United States, a census-designated place * Biddle Island (Indiana), United States * Biddle Street, Baltimore, Maryland, United States * Biddle Street, Yatton, biological site in England * , several United States Navy ships * Biddle University, historical name of Johnson C. Smith University * Biddle Memorial Hall, Johnson C. Smith University Biddle Memorial Hall is a historic building located on the campus of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built in 1883, and is a 3 1/2-story, five bay Romanesque style brick and stone building on ..., Charlotte, North Carolina * Biddle House (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
