Sarah Wharton Lippincott Biddle's Father
Joshua Bertram Lippincott (1857 - 1909)
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Joshua Bertram Lippincott was the only son of Joshua and Josephine Lippincott. He was born in Huntington Valley, Pa, and there attended the Episcopal Academy. He entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1878 but withdrew his freshman year to study the publishing business in London, England. Upon his return to Philadelphia, he joined J.B. Lippincott and Company, the family publishing business, in which he was made a full partner by 1884. Upon J. Ballinger’s death on January 5, 1886, J. Bertram assumed the presidency of the company and served in this capacity until his retirement in 1926, at which point he became chairman of the board.
J. Bertram Lippincott married Joanna Wharton on April 22, 1885, and together they had four children including the original owner of Melmar, Sarah Wharton Lippincott Biddle
Sarah Wharton Lippincott Biddle's Childhood Home
"Oak Hill” mansion, was given to her parents as a wedding gift by her grandfather Joseph Wharton, the founder of the Wharton School of Business and Bethlehem Steel. Oak Hill was previously owned by other prominent Philadelphian’s Seth Craige and Joseph S. Lovering.
Lippincott Family Leaded Glass Coat of Arms at "Melmar"
The Lippincott family coat of arms is inlaid in the large stained-glass windows in the grand stairway at Melmar. Inscribed in Latin: Secundis Dubiisque Rectus - translated in English as: "Upright both in Prosperous and Doubtful"
Lippincott "JBL" Keystone at Melmar
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Lippincott Family Papers
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J. B. Lippincott Company
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