John F. Snodgrass
John Fryall Snodgrass (March 2, 1804 – June 5, 1854) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
Biography
Snodgrass was born in Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia) to William Snodgrass and Ann Fryatt Snodgrass . He completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1843.[1] He began the practice of law in Parkersburg, Virginia. Snodgrass served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1850 and 1851.[2]
Snodgrass was elected as a Democrat candidate to the Thirty-third Congress and served from March 4, 1853, until his death in Parkersburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), June 5, 1854.[3]
Personal life
Snodgrass was married to Louisa Kinnaird Snodgrass and they had three children, John William Snodgrass, Kinnaird Snodgrass and Mary Louisa Snodgrass Murphy.[4]
Death and legacy
He is interred in Riverview Cemetery in Parkersburg. There is a cenotaph in his honor in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[5]
References
- ^ "SNODGRASS, John Fryall, (1804 - 1854)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ "Snodgrass, John Fryall (1804-1854)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
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External links
- United States Congress. "John F. Snodgrass (id: S000656)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
- Find A Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1804 births
- 1854 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
- People from Parkersburg, West Virginia
- Virginia lawyers
- Virginia Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- People from Berkeley County, West Virginia
- 19th-century American politicians