Famous People with Name Bidwell

John Bidwell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Bidwell: was known throughout California and across the nation as an important pioneer, farmer, soldier, statesman, politician, prohibitionist and philanthropist. He is famous for leading one of the first emigrant parties, known as the Bartleson-Bidwell Party, alo

Marshall Spring Bidwell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Marshall Spring Bidwell: was a lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada. In 1824, he was allowed to run for office and was elected to the 9th Parliament of Upper Canada representing Lennox & Addington. He held the seat until 1836. In 1828, he helped introduce a bill which made it easier for American-born residents to become citizens. He also lobbied for responsible government within the province. In 1828, he was elected speaker for the assembly. Although he did not take part in the Upper Canada Rebellion, his name appeared on a banner carried by the rebels and he was forced to leave the province in December 1837. Some sources believe that Lieutenant Governor Sir Francis Bond Head forced Bidwell out of the province, because Head's refusal to appoint Bidwell as a judge in the province was a factor in his dismissal by the British Colonial Office. He was admitted to the New York state bar and became a partner in the law firm of George Washington Strong.

Barnabas Bidwell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Barnabas Bidwell: was a dual Canadian and American politician of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. Bidwell was a Massachusetts State Senator from 1801 to 1804, Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1805 to 1807. Bidwell was elected as a Democratic-Republican and served in the Ninth and Tenth Congresses (March 4, 1805 – July 13, 1807). He was Attorney General of Massachusetts (June 15, 1807 – August 30, 1810). Bidwell won a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada for Lennox and Addington, but failed to take his seat because his election was petitioned against on the grounds that he was a fugitive from justice, a person of immoral character and had taken an oath of allegiance to the United States. After an unusually long debate Bidwell was expelled from the House by a vote of seventeen to sixteen.