William Biles American Judge
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| First Name |
William
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| Last Name |
Biles
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1643
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| Birthplace |
Dorchester, England
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| Died |
19th May, 1710
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| Place of Death |
Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Judge
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William Biles (1644 – 19 May 1710) was an American judge, attorney, legislator, sheriff, land speculator and merchant. Born in England and educated in law, Biles brought his family to America in 1679 and settled in what would become Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, before the charter of William Penn. The Biles family had been persecuted for their religious dissension in England, and William became a prominent Quaker minister. "After the withdrawal of the Declaration of Indulgence dissenters were more often punished for being absent from their parish churches... Quakers were always fair game and in the following spring (1674) two of them, William Biles and Thomas Strong, were presented at the Assizes." Presumably punishment for being absent from their parish church and attending Quaker ceremonies.
