William T. Cope

William Taylor Cope (born December 25, 1836 in Columbiana County , Ohio , † November 26, 1902 in Columbus , Ohio) was an American officer and politician ( Republican Party ). He was Treasurer of State of Ohio from 1892 to 1896 .

Career

William Taylor Cope was born in Columbiana County several months before the economic crisis began in 1837 . Nothing is known about his youth. In his early years he worked as a coal speculator or trader. During the Civil War he served as a captain in the 143rd Volunteer Infantry. Cope was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1885 and re-elected in 1887. He sat in the 67th and 68th General Assemblies. Then he moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked as a coal wholesaler. Cope was elected Treasurer of State in 1891 and re-elected in 1893. He later worked in a bank in Columbus. He died in Columbus in 1902 and was buried there in Green Lawn Cemetery .

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Smith, Joseph Patterson: History of the Republican Party in Ohio , Volume 1, Lewis Publishing Company, 1898, p. 607
^ Manual of Legislative Practice in the General Assembly of Ohio , Westbote Company, 1917, p. 296
^ Green Lawn Cemetery Burial Records

personal data
SURNAME	Cope, William T.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Cope, William Taylor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American officer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 25, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH	Columbiana County , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH	November 26, 1902
Place of death	Columbus , Ohio

[Smith-1] A ^b Smith, Joseph Patterson: History of the Republican Party in Ohio , Volume 1, Lewis Publishing Company, 1898, p. 607

[2] Manual of Legislative Practice in the General Assembly of Ohio , Westbote Company, 1917, p. 296

[3] Green Lawn Cemetery Burial Records