John A. Shauck, the brother of Moses Shauck, was born on a farm in Richland County in 1841.  He attended Otterbein University from 1861 to 1866 and received a degree in the Classics, however his studies were interrupted by his voluntary service in the Civil War.  Just as his brother, he mustered into Company I of the 136 Infantry on May 13, 1864 and served in garrison duty in Washington D.C. until August 31, 1864.
     After the war, Shauck returned to Otterbein and finished his undergraduate work, then enrolled in law school at Michigan University and received his degree in law.  Shauck worked as a partner in the law firm Bolton & Shauck for several years, and then he advanced his career by becoming a circuit court judge.  He also sat on the Court of Review for Ohio and served on the Supreme Court Judge of Ohio.
    On September 11, 1907, Shauck returned to Otterbein and gave a speech to its faculty and staff.  He
encouraged students to gladly accept the challenges of higher learning and to broaden their horizons by taking a variety of courses.  Ironically, even though this Otterbein graduate became a very influential professional and was asked tp return to Otterbein to give a speech, his name was left off the Civil War Memorial plaque.
 

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