Donald F. Snow

Donald Francis Snow (born September 6, 1877 in Bangor , Maine , †  February 12, 1958 in Gorham , Maine) was an American politician . Between 1929 and 1933 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Donald Snow attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1901 Bowdoin College in Brunswick . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Maine and his admission as a lawyer in 1904, he began to practice in Bangor in his new profession. Between 1906 and 1910 he was a Bangor City Attorney and from 1911 to 1913 he was a District Attorney in Penobscot County .

Politically, Snow became a member of the Republican Party . In 1928 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC as their candidate in the fourth constituency of Maine . There he took over from Ira G. Hersey on March 4, 1929 . After re-election in 1930, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1933 . These were determined by the events of the Great Depression. During his time in the House of Representatives, the 20th and 21st amendments were passed there.

In 1932, Snow's electoral district was abolished. His party did not nominate him for re-election in any other district; therefore he left the Congress on March 3, 1933. Between 1933 and 1935, Donald Snow stayed in Washington and dealt with literary affairs. In 1936 he moved to Gorham, where he ran a poultry farm until 1945. He later got into the insurance industry. He initially worked for EC Jones Insurance Co .; later he ran his own insurance company. Donald Snow died on February 12, 1958 and was buried in Portland .

Web links

• Donald F. Snow in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Donald F. Snow in the database of Find a Grave (English)