Biddle, Nicholas (1786-1844), was an American banker. He engaged in a “Bank War” against President Andrew Jackson. Biddle became president of the Bank of the United States in 1823. President Jackson vetoed a bill to renew the bank’s charter in 1832. Biddle won political support by granting easy loans to politicians and editors, but could not make Jackson change his stand. Biddle was also a poet, scholar, and statesman. He was born on Jan. 8, 1786, in Philadelphia. He died on Feb. 27, 1844.
