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Skip Magyar - Feb 19,2012
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES - UPPER OHIO VALLEY
"History of the Upper Ohio Valley" Vol. I, Brant & Fuller, 1890.
THOMAS PAUL SHALLCROSS
Thomas P. Shallcross, ex-United states special agent and inspector of mail service, and also one of the pioneers of Wheeling, was born in Philadelphia county, Penn., in the year 1818. He is the son of John and Sarah (Dewese) Shallcross, both Pennsylvanians. John was the son of Leonard Shallcross, a descendant of the Shallcross who came to this country with William Penn. Leonard passsed his life on his farm in his native state. Of the nine children born to him all are now dead.
John was born in 1780, he received a limited education in the Philadelphia schools, and then worked on his father's farm. During the war of 1812, he raised a company of which he was elected captain. His death occurred in 1832, of cholera. He was married in 1804, to the mother of the subject of this mention, and by her had ten children, all of whom are dead, with the exception of Thomas and one sister, who is at present traveling in Europe.
The mother died in 1864. Thomas P. Shallcross learned the trade of a hatter after having completed his schooling, and was engaged in the manufacture of hats in Philadelphia until 1836, at which time he came to Wheeling, W.Va., and continued his business there for four years. Mr. Shallcross then embarked in the auction and commission business. In 1846 he was elected sergeant of the city, and held the office for about four years, during this time he brought to the light eight very important United States mail robberies.
In 1849 he was made special agent of the postoffice department. Two years later Mr. Shallcross was appointed superintendent of the state prison at Moundsville, which office he held for two and a half years. He was then reappointed to the mail service and continued in that pursuit until 1884. The following year he occupied the office of deputy United States marshal. Mr. Shallcross has not been actively engaged in any business since 1889.
In 1853 he established a transfer line in connection with B. & O. railroad, having a contract with that company to transfer the passengers and baggage of the company. The business is now ably managed by his son, Alfred P. Shallcross. Sarah G. Lord became his wife in 1837. They are the parents of eleven children, seven of whom are still living, they are: Henry C., Thomas P., Jr., William D., Elwood W., Annie R., Sallie B. and Alfred P.
He has been a member of the Masonic fraternity for many years, and also of the I.O.O.F. Although he has never taken any active part in politics he has served as a councilman for thirteen years, being a representative of the democratic party. Mr. Shallcross is now one of the oldest citizens of Wheeling. His life has been actuated by integrity, and faithfulness to any trust which has been entrusted to him.
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