Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle I

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Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle I

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
27 May 1948 (aged 73)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section L, Lot 190
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Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle (1874-1948) was an amatuer boxer, a colonel in the United States Army, and an author. (b. 1874, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA - d. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA)

Birth:
Son of Edward Biddle III (1851-?) and Emily Drexel (1850-1883).

Marriage:
Anthony married Cordelia Rundle Bradley and had the following children: Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle II, Major General (1897-1961) who married Mary Lillian Duke (1887-1960); and Cordelia Drexel Biddle who married Angier Buchanan Duke (1884-1923). Cordelia Drexel Biddle was the screenwriter for the movie: "The Happiest Millionaire".

Military:
Anthony joined the Marine Corps in 1917 as a captain and worked as a military trainer.

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Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle (1874-1948) was an amatuer boxer, a colonel in the United States Army, and an author. (b. 1874, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA - d. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA)

Birth:
Son of Edward Biddle III (1851-?) and Emily Drexel (1850-1883).

Marriage:
Anthony married Cordelia Rundle Bradley and had the following children: Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle II, Major General (1897-1961) who married Mary Lillian Duke (1887-1960); and Cordelia Drexel Biddle who married Angier Buchanan Duke (1884-1923). Cordelia Drexel Biddle was the screenwriter for the movie: "The Happiest Millionaire".

Military:
Anthony joined the Marine Corps in 1917 as a captain and worked as a military trainer.

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Gravesite Details

Author, explorer, and amature boxer