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James Biddle (February 18, 1783 – October 1, 1848), of the Biddle family, brother of financier Nicholas Biddle and nephew of Capt. Nicholas Biddle, was an American commodore. His flagship was USS Columbus.
James Biddle (born Feb. 18, 1783, Philadelphia—died Oct. 1, 1848, Philadelphia) was a career U.S. naval officer who negotiated the first treaty between the United States and China. Biddle attended the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, before entering the navy as a midshipman in 1800.
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Jun 16, 2011 · James Biddle was a midshipman aboard USS Philadelphia when she grounded and was captured by Tripolitans during the First Barbary War. Philly 's second lieutenant was the 34-year-old Jacob Jones, a man old for his post who very likely joined the navy over grief from the death of his wife.
Mar 11, 2005 · James Biddle, a leader in preserving America's homes and landscapes of historic value, including Andalusia, his family's 19th-century estate near Philadelphia, died...
One room features Commodore James Biddle, who fought in the War of 1812 and sailed throughout the Caribbean, Mediterranean, and Pacific, returning to Andalusia with ornate Chinese art and tales of being captured by Barbary pirates.
James Biddle, 1783–1848, U.S. naval officer and diplomat, b. Philadelphia. He became a midshipman in 1800. At the beginning of the War of 1812 he was first lieutenant on the Wasp; he later commanded the sloop Hornet. Sent out in the Ontario in 1817, he took formal possession of the Oregon country for the United States in 1818.
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James's uncle Nicholas, whose ship, the U.S.S. Randolph, blew up during a battle with the ship of the line H.M.S. Yarmouth during the Revolutionary war. David F. Long, in a well-written study, details Biddle's accomplishments and explains the reasons for this compara-tiveobscurity. "As a professional seafarer," Long concludes, "Biddle can be
