Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In office March 4, 1939 – January 22, 1940
Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by
Joseph Buffington
Succeeded by
Herbert Funk Goodrich
Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
In office December 31, 1938[1] – April 1939[1]
Preceded by
Thomas B. McCabe[1]
Succeeded by
Alfred H. Williams[2]
Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
In office April 1938[3] – April 1939[1]
Preceded by
Harry L. Cannon[3]
Succeeded by
Warren F. Whittier[2]
Chair of the National Labor Relations Board
In office November 15, 1934[4] – 1935
Preceded by
Lloyd K. Garrison[5]
Succeeded by
J. Warren Madden (new agency established through the NLRA)
Personal details
Born
Francis Beverley Biddle
(1886-05-09)May 9, 1886 Paris, France
Died
October 4, 1968(1968-10-04) (aged 82) Wellfleet, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Katherine Garrison Chapin
Children
2
Education
Harvard University (BA, LLB)
Signature
Military service
Branch/service
United States Army
Years of service
1918
Rank
Private
Unit
Field Artillery
Battles/wars
World War I
Francis Beverley Biddle (May 9, 1886 – October 4, 1968) was an American lawyer and judge who was the United States Attorney General during World War II. He also served as the primary American judge during Nuremberg trials following World War II and a United States circuit judge of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
^ abcdTwenty-Fourth Annual Report of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia : 1938
^ abTwenty-Fifth Annual Report of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia : 1939
^ abTwenty-Third Annual Report of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia : 1937
^Annual Report of the United States Civil Service Commission, Volumes 49-64 (1932)
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