| Birth: | Mar. 2, 1802 | | Death: | Jun. 5, 1854
Parkersburg
Wood County
West Virginia, USA | 
US Congressman. Born and raised when West Virginia was still part of Virginia, Snodgrass was educated in Berkeley County, studied law, won admission to the bar in 1843 and began a practice in Parkersburg. He was a Delegate to the 1850-1851 Virginia constitutional convention. In 1852 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democrat and served part of one term, March 4, 1853 until his death. Snodgrass died suddenly while in court arguing a case. There is also a cenotaph in his honor at Washington, DC's Congressional Cemetery. (bio by: Bill McKern)
Search Amazon for John Snodgrass | | | Burial:
Riverview Cemetery
Parkersburg
Wood County
West Virginia, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Feb 22, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 8427961 |
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