Ernest Law Biddle Jr.

1942 - 2023

Ernest Law Biddle Jr, of Wynnewood, PA, died on February 6, 2023, after an illness that was complicated by Covid 19. He will be missed by all who loved him. Mr. Biddle, born October 28, 1942, was the son of Ernest Law Biddle and Peggy Ann Huber Biddle. His grandparents were Livingston Ludlow and Eugenia Law Biddle of Bryn Mawr, and Joel Cook and Mary Hays Huber of Gladwyne. He is survived by his daughter, Silsbee Biddle Philo, his son, Ernest Law Biddle 3rd, his grandchildren Jillian Philo and William Law Philo, his first wife Elizabeth Clay Lange, his brothers Joel Cook Huber Biddle and Edward Law Biddle, and his partner, Anne Freeman. His second wife, Ana, predeceased him Ernie attended the Haverford School and the Hun School. He attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts with academics at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a gifted artist and photographer who taught painting techniques to private students. As vice president of King Testor Corporation in King of Prussia, PA, he held several patents for testing the hardness of metals. Dogs, horses, and fast cars were his passions. Ernie owned racehorses and was on the Trophy Committee of the Devon Horse Show. Mr. Biddle comes from an altruistic family of brilliant and creative people. His mother was an artist and his father was a portrait painter represented by Portraits Incorporated in New York City. His grandmother, Mary Hayes Huber, invented the Campbells Kiddies with her aunt, Grace Drayton. His author uncle, Livingston L. Biddle Jr. was chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. During the depression, Cousin George Biddle played a major role, at the request of President Roosevelt, in establishing the Federal Art Project which employed artists under the Works Progress Administration. The WPA went a long way towards keeping architects and artists from starving during that desperate time. Francis Martin Drexel painted Simon Bolivar's portrait, along with those of other Brazilian dignitaries of his time. He invested the proceeds to form Drexel & Co. His son and Ernie's twice great grandfather, Anthony J. Drexel, launched J. Pierpont Morgan as a partner in the New York office of Drexel & Co. He also founded Drexel University. Nicholas Biddle expanded the American banking system. His economic infrastructure encouraged foreign trade and a stable uniform currency for the new country. He edited the journals of Lewis and Clark for a book that became the standard account of the expedition. The family has planned a graveside service for Mr. Biddle on October 28, 2023. It will be at 10 AM at The Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr, PA. STUARD â€" NEWTOWN SQUARE A FAMILY TRADITION SINCE 1822