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

1. "SNODGRASS, John Fryall, (1804 - 1854)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
2. "Snodgrass, John Fryall (1804-1854)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
3. "Rep. John Snodgrass". Govtrack.us. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
4. "Louisa Kinnaird Snodgrass". Find A Grave. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
5. "John Fryall Snodgrass". Find A Grave. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

External links

• John F. Snodgrass at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard
• Find A Grave

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