Adam W. Snyder

Adam W. Snyder

Adam Wilson Snyder (born October 6, 1799 in Connellsville , Pennsylvania , †  May 14, 1842 in Belleville , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1837 and 1839 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Adam Snyder attended public schools in his home country. In 1817 he moved to Cahokia , Illinois . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1820, he began to work in this profession in his new hometown. In 1822 and 1823 he was also a prosecutor in the first judicial district of the new state of Illinois, which was created in 1818. Otherwise he practiced as a lawyer again. He also worked in agriculture. Between 1830 and 1834 he was a member of the Illinois Senate . During the Black Hawk War in 1832, Snyder was a captain in the state militia. He remained a member of the militia even after the war, in which he rose to the rank of colonel. In 1833 he moved to Belleville. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In 1834 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress .

In the congressional elections of 1836 Snyder was then elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded John Reynolds on March 4, 1837 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1838, he could only complete one legislative term in Congress until March 3, 1839. In 1840 and 1841, Snyder was again a member of the Illinois Senate. In 1842 he was nominated by his party as a candidate for the upcoming gubernatorial election in Illinois. But he died before the election date on May 14, 1842 in Belleville.

Web links

• Adam W. Snyder in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Adam W. Snyder in the database of Find a Grave (English)