Richard Bache

Bache, Richard, born in Settle, 12 Sept., 1787, died in Berks County, Pa., 29 July, 1811, was the eigh­teenth child, and followed Theophylact to the colo­nies. He went to Philadelphia in 1770, and estab­lished himself in business as his brother's agent, underwriting marine insurance risks, and accumu­lating a handsome fortune. At the beginning of the revolution he was chairman of the Republican Society in Philadelphia. He married Sarah, the only daughter of Benjamin Franklin, 3 Oct., 1767. Franklin appointed him secretary, comptroller, and register-general, to date from 29 Sept., 1775; and this office he held until November, 1776, when he became postmaster-general, and continued as such till 1782. He was an earnest patriot during the revolutionary struggle. - Edited Appleton's American Biography Copyright© 2000 by Virtualology^TM

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