Biddle, Nicholas

Biddle, Nicholas
(8 ene. 1786, Filadelfia, Pa., EE.UU.–27 feb. 1844, Filadelfia).

Autor, financista y abogado estadounidense. Fue secretario del pdte. James Monroe (1806–07) y ministro para asuntos con Inglaterra. Más adelante, mientras ejercía la abogacía en EE.UU., escribió el libro History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark [Historia de la expedición de los capitanes Lewis y Clark] (1814) sobre la base de los apuntes de dichos exploradores. En 1823, Monroe lo nombró presidente del segundo Banco de los Estados Unidos de América. Biddle convirtió al banco en el primer auténtico banco central de EE.UU. al lograr que este auspiciara políticas para frenar el crédito, regular la oferta monetaria y resguardar los depósitos del gobierno. En 1832, el banco fue duramente atacado por el pdte. Andrew Jackson, quien logró revocar su escritura de constitución en 1836. Biddle fue posteriormente presidente del banco en virtud a una escritura de constitución del estado de Pensilvania. Con posterioridad se creó el Sistema de la Reserva Federal como banco central de EE.UU.

Nicholas Biddle.
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Enciclopedia Universal. 2012.

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