Jacob Buehler Snider Jr. (June 17, 1886 – March 15, 1966) was an American politician from

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. Snider served as Mississippi's 23rd Lieutenant Governor from 1936 to 1940 under Governor

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Biography

Jacob Buehler Snider, Jr. was born on June 17, 1886, in

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. He fought in

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. Snider represented

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in the

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from 1928 to 1932. From 1936 to 1940, Snider served as the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. In 1939, Snider unsuccessfully sought the

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's nomination for Governor. He died on March 15, 1966, in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

References

Lieutenant Governors of Mississippi People from Clarksdale, Mississippi 1886 births 1966 deaths United States Army personnel of World War I United States Army soldiers Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives People from Senatobia, Mississippi {{Mississippi-politician-stub