James C. Shields

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Husband James C. Shields ^{1 2}

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           Born: 13 May 1862 - near New Alexandria, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Father: Matthew Shields (1817-Aft 1890) 2 3
         Mother: Frances Sloan (      -      ) 1 2

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General Notes: Husband - James C. Shields

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He attended the common schools, prepared for college at New Alexandria academy, entered in 1879 the sophomore class of Washington and Jefferson college, and was graduated in 1882 from that famous seat of learning fourth in a class of forty. After passing out from the walls of his alma mater he was not actively engaged in any business for about one year. In 1884 he was engaged to teach in New Alexandria academy, but the following year severed his connection with that institution to accept a more desirable situation in the Greensburg High school. Three years of work at Greensburg secured for him the principalship of the high school, to which he was elected in 1888 and re-elected in 1889. To the wide range of knowledge and thorough culture of a collegiate course he added practical observation and the valuable experience of successful teaching. He was a fine scholar and a thorough gentleman.

He was a lawyer, and served in the office of postmaster at Irwin, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; was professor in the Irwin School and a highly intelligent gentleman, who is the subject of extended mention in other works.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 162.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 477.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 161, 162.