Oliver P. Snyder, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Oliver P. Snyder

American politician

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1833

Place of Birth: Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 22-Nov-1882

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Oliver P. Snyder

  • Oliver P.
  • Snyder (November 13, 1833 – November 22, 1882) was a U.S.
  • Representative who served from 1871 to 1875 during the Reconstruction of Arkansas. Born in Missouri, Snyder completed preparatory studies and moved to Arkansas in 1853.
  • He engaged in scientific and literary pursuits and at the same time studied law.
  • He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Pine Bluff in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
  • From 1864 to 1865, he was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. In 1867, he was a delegate to the state constitutional convention.
  • He served in the Arkansas State Senate from 1868 to 1871, in which capacity he was a member of the committee which in 1868 revised and rearranged the statutes of Arkansas. Snyder was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875).
  • He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1874.
  • He then resumed his law practice. He was elected treasurer of Jefferson County in 1882 and served for a few months preceding is death that same year, nine days after his 49th birthday.
  • He is interred at Bellewood Cemetery in Pine Bluff.

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