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Horace P. Biddle
Born on the frontier in Hocking County, Biddle read law with a start from Thomas Ewing, then practiced in Ohio and moved to Indiana. He served on the Indiana Supreme Court from 1875 to 1881 and published poetry and writing on music and sound.
At a glance
- Born
- 1811-03-24
- Died
- 1900-05-13
- Known as
- Judge, Poet, Lawyer
- Organizations
- Indiana Supreme Court
Life story
Horace Biddle was born in 1811 on the Hocking County frontier. The statesman Thomas Ewing advised him to study law and found him a place in another lawyer's office, and he was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1839.
He later moved to Indiana, took part in the 1850 state constitutional convention, and served as circuit judge in Carroll County, Indiana, in 1847-1852 and 1860-1872. From 1875 to 1881 he sat on the Indiana Supreme Court.
Biddle was also a poet, praised by Washington Irving, and wrote on literary theory and the physics of music and sound. In old age he lived mostly alone on a 17-acre island in the Wabash River and died in Logansport in 1900.
Timeline
- 1811-03-24: Born (Hocking County, OH) source
- 1839: Admitted to Ohio bar (Ohio) source
- 1846: Marries Anna Maria Matlack source
- 1850: Member of Indiana constitutional convention (Indiana) source
- 1860: Begins two terms as circuit judge (Indiana) source
- 1875: Joins Indiana Supreme Court (Indianapolis, IN) source
- 1881: Leaves the court (Indiana) source
- 1900-05-13: Dies (Logansport, IN) source
What Horace is known for
- Indiana Supreme Court justice, 1875-1881
- Published poet
- Poetry and works on literary theory, music and sound
Family
- wife: Anna Maria Matlack
Ohio places
Where Horace P. Biddle was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.
- Born: Hocking County, Hocking County ZIP 43138 · Hocking County
Further reading
Sources
Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.
- Wikipedia: Horace P. Biddle dates, career, family, residence