[p. 476] general superintendent of the Pennsylvania Engineering Works at New Castle, has been a resident of this city since 1900, and was born in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in 1865.
Mr. Shipler spent his school days in Mercer County, after which he went to Johnstown, where he entered the machine shops and remained there for four years, completing his knowledge of the trade. For one year he then worked with the firm of Jones and Laughlin, at Pittsburg, and then came to New Castle, entering the employ of the Witherow Company, remainng five years, and during that period was supervisor of the erection of works, a position which required him to do a large amount of traveling, and in that capacity he visited many parts of the Eastern and Southern States. His next connection, also as supervisor of works, was with the Sterling Company, of Barberton, Ohio, and during the time he was with them, he spent one year in England, five years in Africa and one year in Mexico, this business association covering nine years. With this vast amount of practical experience, Mr. Shipler returned to New Castle in 1900, where he first became shop foreman of the Pennsylvania Engineering Works and subsequently general superintendent of the plant. He is a stockholder in these works and also in other successful business concerns of the city.
In 1901, Mr. Shipler was married to Mrs. Mary Overbeck, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and they have one daughter, Blanche. Mrs. Overbeck had one son, John J.
In the remote parts of the world to which Mr. Shipler has been called, he has been notable for his quiet efficiency, for the thorough and exact knowledge he possesses, and in all these sections he made and still has friends, and his unusual experiences have but better qualified him for the important position he now holds.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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