J. Buell Snyder
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John Buell Snyder was a Democratic Party
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
J. Buell Snyder was born on a farm in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Pennsylvania
. He attended summer sessions of Harvard University
, and Columbia University
in New York City
. He graduated from the Lock Haven Teachers College
in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
.
He worked as principal of schools at Stoyestown, Rockwood
, and Berlin
in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
, from 1901 to 1906, and of Perry Township
Union High School from 1906 to 1912.
He was the western Pennsylvania manager for an educational publisher from 1912 to 1932, and a member of the board of education of Perry Township, Pennsylvania
, from 1922 to 1932. He was legislative representative for Pennsylvania school directors during sessions of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
from 1921 to 1923, and a member of the National Commission of One Hundred for Study and Survey of Rural Schools in the United States from 1922 to 1924.
Snyder was elected from the 24th District of Pennsylvania as a Democrat to the Seventy-third and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1933, until his death in Pittsburgh, aged 69.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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J. Buell Snyder was born on a farm in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Pennsylvania
Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Pennsylvania
Upper Turkeyfoot Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,232 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
. He attended summer sessions of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in New York City
New York City
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. He graduated from the Lock Haven Teachers College
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, commonly abbreviated LHU, is a state university in Lock Haven, in central Pennsylvania located along the Susquehanna River, and is roughly from the major towns of Williamsport and State College. Lock Haven University is one of the fourteen members of the...
in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
The city of Lock Haven is the county seat of Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Located near the confluence of the West Branch Susquehanna River and Bald Eagle Creek, it is the principal city of the Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, micropolitan statistical area, itself part of the...
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He worked as principal of schools at Stoyestown, Rockwood
Rockwood, Pennsylvania
Rockwood is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 954 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Rockwood is located at ....
, and Berlin
Berlin, Pennsylvania
Berlin, a borough located approximately 75 miles southeast of Pittsburgh in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States, was laid out in 1784 and incorporated on February 7, 1833. The population was 2,192 at the 2000 census...
in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Somerset County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 77,742. Somerset County was created on April 17, 1795, from part of Bedford County and named for Somerset, United Kingdom. Its county seat is Somerset. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania,...
, from 1901 to 1906, and of Perry Township
Perry Township, Pennsylvania
Perry Township is the name of several places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania:*Perry Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania*Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania*Perry Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania...
Union High School from 1906 to 1912.
He was the western Pennsylvania manager for an educational publisher from 1912 to 1932, and a member of the board of education of Perry Township, Pennsylvania
Perry Township, Pennsylvania
Perry Township is the name of several places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania:*Perry Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania*Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania*Perry Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania...
, from 1922 to 1932. He was legislative representative for Pennsylvania school directors during sessions of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
Pennsylvania General Assembly
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. In colonial times , the legislature was known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly. Since the Constitution of 1776, written by...
from 1921 to 1923, and a member of the National Commission of One Hundred for Study and Survey of Rural Schools in the United States from 1922 to 1924.
Snyder was elected from the 24th District of Pennsylvania as a Democrat to the Seventy-third and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1933, until his death in Pittsburgh, aged 69.