Biography

04/16/1867 - 12/07/1931

SNYDER, Charles A., a Representative from Schuylkill County; born in Pillow, Dauphin County, Pa., April 16, 1867; served, Pennsylvania National Guard; lawyer; deputy district attorney, Pottsville; elected, city solicitor, Pottsville; elected, controller, Schuylkill County; solicitor, Schuylkill County; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to the 1903 term; reelected to the House to serve 2 more consecutive terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1908); elected, Pennsylvania State Senate (1909-April 20, 1917); elected, Pennsylvania Auditor General (1917-1921); elected, chair, State Workmen’s Compensation Board (1921); elected, Pennsylvania State Treasurer (1921-1924); unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State Senate (1924); appointed, special deputy, Pennsylvania Auditor General’s office (1925-1926); elected, District Attorney, Schuylkill County (1927-1931); died, December 7, 1931 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; interred, Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.