Francis Biddle

Francis Biddle Historical Figure Nationality: United States (Born in France) Year of Birth: 1886 Year of Death: 1968 Cause of Death: Heart Attack Occupation: Lawyer, Judge, Author of Non-Fiction, Author of Fiction Spouse: Katherine Garrison Chopin Children: Edmund (son); Garrison (son) Political Party: Democratic Party Political Office(s): United States Solicitor General United States Attorney General Fictional Appearances: The Man With the Iron Heart POD: May 29, 1942; Relevant POD: May, 1945 Type of Appearance: Oblique posthumous reference Date of Death: 1945 Cause of Death: Murder by truck bomb Political Office(s): United States Attorney General (until June[?] 1945)

Francis Beverley Biddle (May 19, 1886 – October 4, 1968) was an American lawyer and judge who was Attorney General of the United States during World War II and who served as the primary American judge during the postwar Nuremberg Trials.

After the war, Biddle wrote several works and served in several positions. He died of a heart attack at the age of 82.

Francis Biddle in The Man With the Iron Heart

Francis Biddle (1886–1945) was among those killed by the German Freedom Front truckbomb detonated outside the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg in November 1945.

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Political offices (OTL)
Preceded by Robert Jackson	United States Solicitor General 1940-1941	Succeeded by Charles H. Fahy
Preceded by Robert H. Jackson	United States Attorney General 1941-1945	Succeeded by Tom C. Clark