. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,. ated with him in many ways. Both entered the Forty-fifth Congress and represented contiguous districts—PresidentMcKinley in eastern Ohio, and Mr. Shallenberger in westernPennsylvania. The interests of their constituents were so nearly identical,and their own views on political and social questions so muchalike, that they became warm friends, and it was due to this thatPresident McKinley conferred this appointment upon him. Thebureau over which Mr. Shallenberger presides has jurisdictionover all transportation of mails, e
. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,. ated with him in many ways. Both entered the Forty-fifth Congress and represented contiguous districts—PresidentMcKinley in eastern Ohio, and Mr. Shallenberger in westernPennsylvania. The interests of their constituents were so nearly identical,and their own views on political and social questions so muchalike, that they became warm friends, and it was due to this thatPresident McKinley conferred this appointment upon him. Thebureau over which Mr. Shallenberger presides has jurisdictionover all transportation of mails, either by steam railways, steam-boats, electric cars, or what is known as the Star Route Service,reaching every village and hamlet of the country. This includesall foreign transportation, to and from our new possessions. He was married on the first day of December, 1864, to Jose-phine, daughter of General Thomas J. Power, of children were Thomas P., Laura, Francis W., Elizabeth,Mary, William, and Josephine, of whom Thomas P. and FrancisW. are Hon. Charles Champlin Townsend. History of Beaver County 225 Mr. Shallenberger was a member of the Baptist Church ofRochester, and a deacon from its organization to the date of hisremoval to Washington City. Hon. Charles C. Townsend, a son of William P. and Sarah A.(Champlain) Townsend, was born in Allegheny, Pa., November24, 1841. He received a good common school education. Atthe age of fifteen years he became a clerk in his fathers office,and on the breaking out of the Rebellion he enlisted andserved two years as a private in Company A of the NinthRegiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps, and in theFirst Pennsylvania Cavalry, to which he was transferred withthe rank of adjutant. Receiving a discharge on account of illhealth, Mr. Townsend returned to his home in New Brighton,Pa., when he and his brother, Edward P. Townsend, weretaken in as partners with their father in his extensive busi-ness at Fallston
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