Editing Richard Biddle (section)

{{Short description|American author and politician}}
{{distinguish|Dick Biddle}}
{{Other uses|Biddle (surname)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Richard Biddle
| image name = Richard Biddle (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg
| caption = Portrait by [[Thomas Sully]], circa 1828.  Currently owned by the [[Carnegie Museum of Art]].
| birth_date = {{birth date|1796|03|25}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1847|07|06|1796|03|25}}
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
| death_place = [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania
| state = [[Pennsylvania]]
| district = [[Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district|22nd]]
| term_start = March 4, 1837
| term_end = July 21, 1840
| preceded = [[Harmar Denny]]
| succeeded = [[Henry Marie Brackenridge]]
| party = [[Anti-Masonic Party|Anti-Masonic]]
| parents = [[Charles Biddle|Charles]] and Hannah Biddle
| relatives = ''See'' [[Biddle family]]
}}

'''Richard Biddle''' (March 25, 1796 – July 6, 1847) was an American author, politician and lawyer. He served as a member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from 1837 until 1840.