About William Taylor Cope
Lived 1836 – 1902 (aged 65). William Taylor Cope was an American politician and treasurer.
William Taylor Cope (December 25, 1836 – November 26, 1902) was a Republican politician in the state of Ohio and was Ohio State Treasurer from 1892 to 1896.
William T. Cope was born in 1836 at Columbiana County, Ohio, and in his earlier years was a coal operator or merchant. During the American Civil War he was a captain in the 143rd Volunteer Infantry.
Cope then moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he was a wholesale coal dealer. In 1891 and again in 1893, he was elected State Treasurer. Later he worked for a bank in Columbus. He died November 26, 1902, and is interred at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
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American politician
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William Taylor Cope was born on 25 December 1836 in Columbiana County.
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William Taylor Cope died on 26 November 1902 in Columbus.
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William Taylor Cope was a politician and treasurer.
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