Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr. , also known as A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. (December 17, 1897 - November 13, 1961), was an American diplomat. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Biddle was the son of millionaire Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle and Cordelia Rundell (Bradley) Biddle. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern
Biddle served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All He was married to Mary Duke, a tobacco heiress, in 1915, and they divorced in 1931, after having two children, Mary and Nicholas (born as Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle 3rd). Mary Lillian Duke Biddle ( November 16, 1887 &ndash June 14, 1960) was an American philanthropist His second wife, whom he married in 1931 (later divorced), was Margaret Thompson Schulze, the only child of mining magnate William Boyce Thompson; by this marriage he had two stepchildren, (Margaret) Boyce Schulze and Theodore Schulze Jr, as well as a son, who died at birth. William Boyce Thompson, ( May 13, 1869 &ndash June 27, 1930) was an American Mining engineer, Financier, promoter He married as his third wife, in 1946, Margaret Atkinson Loughborough, the former wife of William Ellery Loughborough; after Biddle's death, she married, as her fourth husband, Colonel Edwinston Robbins.
He served in the following diplomatic posts:
- U. S. Minister to:
- Norway, 1935-37, 1941-42
- Netherlands, 1941-42
- Yugoslavia, 1941
- Czechoslovakia, 1941-43
- Greece, 1941-42
- U. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία S. Ambassador to:
- Poland, 1937-43
- Belgium, 1941-43
- Netherlands, 1942-43
- Norway, 1942-43
- Yugoslavia, 1942
- Greece, 1942-43
- Czechoslovakia, 1943
- Spain, 1961
He died in 1961. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War Cenotaph at The Woodlands Cemetery in Philadelphia. A cenotaph is a tomb or a Monument erected in honour of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere The Woodlands is a National Historic Landmark on the western banks of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə
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| Preceded by Hoffman Philip |
U.S. Ambassador to Norway 1935–1937 |
Succeeded by Florence Jaffray Harriman |
| Preceded by Florence Jaffray Harriman |
U.S. Ambassador to Norway 1941–1943 To Norway government-in-exile in England. Prior to 1905 Sweden and Norway were politically united The United States Ambassador to Sweden thus was the US representative for Norway as well as Sweden Florence Jaffray "Daisy" Harriman ( July 21, 1870 &ndash August 31, 1967) was an American Socialite, Florence Jaffray "Daisy" Harriman ( July 21, 1870 &ndash August 31, 1967) was an American Socialite, Prior to 1905 Sweden and Norway were politically united The United States Ambassador to Sweden thus was the US representative for Norway as well as Sweden Commissioned also to Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, and Yugoslavia; resident at London. |
Succeeded by Lithgow Osborne |
| Preceded by John Lodge |
U.S. Ambassador to Spain 1961 |
Succeeded by Ellis O. John Davis Lodge ( October 20, 1903 – October 29, 1985) United States Republican politician was governor of Connecticut This is a list of United States Ambassadors to Spain from 1779 to the present day Briggs |
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