William Shadrack Shallenberger (November 24, 1839 – April 15, 1914) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
William S. Shallenberger was born inMount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Mount Pleasant Academy. He graduated fromLewisburg University (nowBucknell University) inLewisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1862. He was a member ofPhi Kappa Psi. He engaged in mercantile pursuits.
During theAmerican Civil War, Shallenberger commissioned in theUnion Army in 1862 in the One Hundred and Fortieth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and soon afterward was appointed adjutant of the regiment. He was mustered out of the service in October 1864 and again engaged in mercantile pursuits inRochester, Pennsylvania. He served as chairman of theBeaver County Republican committee in 1872 and 1874.
Shallenberger was elected as a Republican to theForty-fifth,Forty-sixth, andForty-seventh Congresses. He served as chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds during the Forty-seventh Congress. He was appointed by PresidentWilliam McKinley as Second AssistantPostmaster General and served from 1897 to 1907.
Schallenberger was also active in Baptist life.[1] He served from 1904 to 1906 as President of theHome Mission Society. He was a member of the committee that created theNorthern Baptist Convention in 1907 at Washington'sCalvary Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and Sunday School Superintendent.
He died inWashington, D.C., in 1914. He was interred inArlington National Cemetery.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 24th congressional district 1877–1883 | Succeeded by |
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