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Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr.

AKA Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr.

Born: 17-Dec-1897
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Died: 13-Nov-1961
Location of death: Washington, DC
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Gender: Male
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Diplomat

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Ambassador to governments in exile

Military service: US Army (Major General, WWI and WWII)

Father: Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle (millionaire, b. 1875, d. 1948)
Mother: Cordelia Rundell Bradley
Sister: Cordelia Biddle (m. Angier Duke; mother of Angier Biddle Duke)
Wife: Mary Lillian Duke Biddle (sister of Angier Duke, b. 16-Nov-1887, m. 1915, div. 1931, d. 1960)
Daughter: Mary Duke Biddle (b. 21-Feb-1920)
Son: Nicholas Biddle (b. Sep-1921)

    High School: St. Paul's School, Concord, NH

    US Ambassador to Spain (1961)
    US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1941-43)
    US Ambassador to Greece (1941-43)
    US Ambassador to Yugoslavia (1941-43)
    US Ambassador to Norway (1941-43)
    US Ambassador to the Netherlands (1941-43)
    US Ambassador to Belgium (1941-43)
    US Ambassador to Poland (1937-43)
    US Ambassador to Norway (1935-37)
    Pilgrims Society
    Drexel Family


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