President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania State Senate
In office 1899–1902
Preceded by
Daniel Spindler Walton
Succeeded by
John Morin Scott
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 19th district
In office 1893–1904
Preceded by
Septimus Evans Nivin
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Chester County district
In office 1891–1892
Serving with David H. Branson and Joseph G. West
Preceded by
Lewis H. Evans, John Hickman, William W. McConnell, D. Smith Talbot
Succeeded by
D. Smith Talbot, John H. Marshall, Thomas J. Philips, Daniel Foulke Moore, Plummer E. Jefferis
Personal details
Born
(1851-10-07)October 7, 1851 East Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
June 18, 1920(1920-06-18) (aged 68) Kimberton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place
East Village Reformed Cemetery Spring City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Elisabeth Friday
(m. 1876)
Children
1
Alma mater
Millersville State Normal School, Ursinus College, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Occupation
Politician
physician
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William Preston Snyder (October 7, 1851 – June 18, 1920) was an American physician and politician who served as President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate from 1899–1902 and Pennsylvania Auditor General from 1904–1907. He was a member of the Republican Party from Chester County. In 1908, Snyder was convicted in a graft scandal involving the furnishing of the Pennsylvania State Capitol and received a two-year prison sentence for conspiracy to defraud the state.[1][2]
^"William Preston Snyder Biography". The Official Website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
^Rodearmel, William (1895). Portraits and Sketches of Heads of State Departments and Members of the Legislature of Pennsylvania. Harrisburg Publishing Company. p. 17.
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