Moncure Biddle
Moncure Biddle (1882–1956) was an American banker, book collector, and philanthropist. He was a member of the prominent Philadelphia Biddle family, the son of Algernon Sydney Biddle and Frances Brown. Moncure Biddle was a son-in-law of Ernest Fenollosa through his marriage to Fenollosa’s daughter Brenda (1883–1959). Biddle was a patron of the rare book collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia. A graduate of Harvard College, Moncure Biddle was a member of the Rittenhouse Club, Pohoqualine Fish Association, the Philadelphia Club, and Brooks’s in London. He was a shareholder in the Library Company of Philadelphia.
References
- The Distinguished Library of Moncure Biddle, Philadelphia (New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1952).
- "Moncure Biddle Dies; Banker and Bibliophile," Philadelphia Inquirer, October 3, 1956
External links
- Biddle family papers at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Grave at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania
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