. Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania biography : illustrated . he activepractice of his profession at BeaverFalls, and here he has resided for thepast thirty-one years. During the longintervening years to the present time hehas succeeded in building up an excel-lent practice for himself, and he has fig-ured prominently in some of the mostimportant litigations in the State his political convictions he is a staunchsupporter of the principles and policiesfor which the Republican party standssponsor. He has never aspired to pub-lic office of any description, but at onetime served for two yrear
. Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania biography : illustrated . he activepractice of his profession at BeaverFalls, and here he has resided for thepast thirty-one years. During the longintervening years to the present time hehas succeeded in building up an excel-lent practice for himself, and he has fig-ured prominently in some of the mostimportant litigations in the State his political convictions he is a staunchsupporter of the principles and policiesfor which the Republican party standssponsor. He has never aspired to pub-lic office of any description, but at onetime served for two yrears as a memberof the borough council of Beaver early life he was a member of the Re-publican county committee. In con-nection with his law work he is a valuedand appreciative member of the BeaverCounty Bar Association. June 28, 1894, he was married to MissMary C. Mercer, a daughter of Obid andAnna (McBride) Mercer, residents ofCarroll county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Copehave two daughters. Rue Alice and Eliza-beth C, both of whom are at the parental. ^^6^wC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY home. The Cope family attend theChristian church. In a fraternal way is affiliated with the Knights ofPythias. SHALLENBERGER, Oliver B., Electrical Engineer and Inventor. A truly great life, says Webster,when Heaven vouchsafes so rare a gift,is not a temporary flame, burning brightfor a while and then expiring, givingplace to returning darkness. It is rathera spark of fervent heat as well as radiantlight, with power to enkindle the com-mon mass of human mind; so that whenit glimmers in its own decay, and finallygoes out in death, no night follows, butit leaves the world all light, all on fire,from the potent cuiitact of its own spirit. Oliver Blackburn Shallenberger, whosedemise occurred January 23, 1898, wasa man of unusual prominence in the fieldof electricity, in which he gained distinc-tive prestige as an inventive genius. Al-though a resident of Colorado Springs,Colorado, at the time
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