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Snyder

(Encyclopedia) Snyder, city (1990 pop. 12,195), seat of Scurry co., NW Tex., in a prairie and mesquite region; inc. 1907. Oil production is the city's main industry; natural gas is also refined and…

Snyder, Gary

(Encyclopedia) Snyder, Gary, 1930–, American poet, b. San Francisco. Associated with the beat generation of the 1950s, he lived (1956–68) in Japan, where he trained as a Zen monk. His poetry,…

Tom Snyder

radio and television personalityBorn: 5/12/1936Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Snyder began his broadcasting career at age 21, switched to television to work as a local news anchor, and eventually…

Zack SPACE, Congress, OH (1961)

SPACE, Zack, a Representative from Ohio; born in Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, January 27, 1961; graduated from Dover High School, Dover, Ohio, 1979; B.A., Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio,…

John SNYDER, Congress, PA (1793-1850)

SNYDER, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pa., January 29, 1793; attended the rural schools; served in the War of 1812 as captain of Selinsgrove…

Victor F. SNYDER, Congress, AR (1947)

SNYDER, Victor F., a Representative from Arkansas; born in Medford, Jackson County, Oreg., September 27, 1947; B.A., Willamette University, Salem, Oreg., 1975; M.D., University of Oregon,…

Adam Wilson SNYDER, Congress, IL (1799-1842)

SNYDER, Adam Wilson, a Representative from Illinois; born in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa., October 6, 1799; attended the common schools; moved to Cahokia, Ill., in 1817; studied law; was…

Charles Philip SNYDER, Congress, WV (1847-1915)

SNYDER, Charles Philip, a Representative from West Virginia; born in Charleston, Kanawha County, Va. (now West Virginia), June 9, 1847; pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to…

Homer Peter SNYDER, Congress, NY (1863-1937)

SNYDER, Homer Peter, a Representative from New York; born in Amsterdam, Amsterdam County, N.Y., December 6, 1863; attended the common schools; was employed in various capacities in knitting…

John Buell SNYDER, Congress, PA (1877-1946)

SNYDER, John Buell, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born on a farm in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pa., July 30, 1877; attended the public schools, and the summer sessions…