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Bibb, William Wyatt – Biddle, John

Bibb, William Wyatt

governor, United States senator, was born Oct. 1, 1780, in Virginia. He was a representative in congress from Georgia from 1806 to 1814; and a senator in congress from 1813 to 1816. In 1817 he was appointed governor of the territory of Alabama; and was elected first governor under the constitution of that state in 1819. He died July 9, 1820, in Fort Jackson, Ala.

Bibighaus, Thomas M

congressman, was born in 1816, in Pennsylvania.

He was a representative in congress from that state from 1851 to the time of his death. He died June 18, 1853, in Lebanon, Pa.

Bicker, Walter

soldier, was born Feb. 29, 1796, in New York city. served in the war of 1812; and at the time of his death was its last surviving officer.

He died June 3, 1886, in Far Rockaway, L. I.

Bickford, Levi F

clergyman, poet, was born January 9, 1840, in Hartford, Ind. He is a successful congregational clergyman of Brownwood, Texas; and fills the chair of mathematics and metaphysics in the Daniel Baker college of that city.

Bickmore, Albert Smith

ethnologist, author, was born March 1, 1839, in St. George, Maine. He is an ethnologist; and since 1885 has been the curator of the American Museum of Natural History in New York city. He is the author of Travels in the East Indian Archipelago; The Ainos or Hairy Men of Jesso, Saghalien, etc.; and Sketch of a Journey from Canton to Hankow.

Bicknell, Albion Harris

artist, was born March 18, 1837, in Turner, Maine.

He began the study of art at an early age, and was a pupil of Thomas Couture and L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France.

He has painted portraits of a great number of distinguished public men. His historical paintings-Lincoln at Gettysburg; and the Battle of Lexington-have a national reputation, and are among the most important and meritorious paintings yet produced by an American artist.

Biddle, Clement Cornell

soldier, was born Oct. 24, 1784, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1812 he raised a company of volunteers-the State Fencibles-was elected its captain, and subsequently was colonel of the first Pennsylvania infantry.

At the conclusion of hostilities he devoted himself to the study of political economy; and annotated an edition of Say's treatise on that science. He died Aug. 21, 1851.

Biddle, Edward

soldier, lawyer, statesman, was born in 1739. He was an officer in the French war from 1756 to 1.763; became eminent as a lawyer in Reading, Pa.; and was a member of the assembly, and speaker. He was a delegate to the continental congress from 1774 to 1775; and was one of the prominent advocates of independence. He died Sept. 5, 1779, in Baltimore, Md.

Biddle, Jacob Albert

clergyman, college president, author, was born Dec. 24, 1845, in Rochester, Ohio. He has held the position of president of the Philomath college, of Oregon; and has filled pastorates in Milford and South Norwalk, Conn. He is the author of Social Regeneration.

Biddle, James

soldier, was born Feb. 28, 1783, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1845 he was United States commissioner to ratify a treaty with China; visited Japan in the Columbus ; commanded the squadron on the west coast of Mexico during the war; and from 1838 to 1842 had charge of the naval asylum on the Schuylkill. He died Oct. 1, 1848, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Biddle, John

soldier, congressman, was born March 9, 1789, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was an officer in the war of 1812, acquitting himself with bravery; held the position of paymaster in the army; and also that of Indian agent. He was a delegate to congress from the territory of Michigan from 1829 to 1831, when he was appointed register of the land office at Detroit, Mich. He died Aug. 25, 1859, at White Sulphur Springs, Va.