Background
Michael Biddulph was born on February 17, 1834. He was the eldest son of Robert Biddulph and his wife Elizabeth.
Michael Biddulph was born on February 17, 1834. He was the eldest son of Robert Biddulph and his wife Elizabeth.
He was educated at Harrow School.
He was a partner in the London banking firm of Cocks, Biddulph and Company In 1865 he was elected to the House of Commons for Herefordshire, a seat he held until 1885, and then represented Ross between 1886 to 1900. At first a Liberal, he disagreed with William Ewart Gladstone on the issue of Irish Home Rule and sat as a Liberal Unionist after 1886. Biddulph was also a Justice of the Peace for Herefordshire and Gloucestershire and served as Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire.
Biddulph married, firstly, Adelaide Georgiana in 1864. They had two sons and three daughters. After her death in 1872 he married, secondly, Lady Elizabeth Philippa in 1877. They had no children.