History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . death of the former, Mr. Shanley purchased his share in the firm and continuedthe business alone. In 1896 he sold out, came west to California, and located at Anaheim; and inApril of the same year he bought fifteen acres of walnut and fruit orchard on SouthLemon Street, which he greatly improved. He built a fine, two-story home, andotherwise added to his property. Prior to this, and du
History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . death of the former, Mr. Shanley purchased his share in the firm and continuedthe business alone. In 1896 he sold out, came west to California, and located at Anaheim; and inApril of the same year he bought fifteen acres of walnut and fruit orchard on SouthLemon Street, which he greatly improved. He built a fine, two-story home, andotherwise added to his property. Prior to this, and during the boom in Salt Lake City,he bought property there and erected a very creditable business block, an ornamentas well as an addition to the city, which is now the property of his wisely-managingwidow. .\s a genuine path-breaker in movements of much significance for the future, was one of the founders of the First National Bank of Anaheim, and as itsvice-president, took an active part in its management. He was very proud of thegrowth and success of the bank, and actively participated in its aflfairs until the timeof his death. He was elected president of the American Savings Bank of Anaheim. HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY 421 upon its organization May 11, 1905, serving until January 11, 1916. Soon aftCr hisarrival here he was elected to the office of justice of the peace, and as Judge Shanley hedischarged this serious and delicate responsibility to his fellow citizens for four was public-spirited to a large degree, and was always ready to put his shoulderto the wheel and advance in any legitimate way the best interests of Anaheim. In the good old Quaker town of Darlington, England, on the Skerne, over whichis a picturesque bridge of several arches, and not far Jrom the famous cathedral cityof Durham, on May 17, 1864, Mr. Shanley was married to Miss Marie C. McCabe, anative of England, but a popular lass of Irish parentage, who now resides in a finemodern bungal
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