Sidney R. Snyder (July 30, 1926 – October 14, 2012) was an American businessman and politician. Born in

Kelso, Washington Kelso is a city in the southwestern part of the State of Washington and is the county seat of Cowlitz County. At the 2020 census, the population was 12,720. Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan statistical area, which has ...

, he graduated from Kelso High School and went to

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. Snyder served in the

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during

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. In 1946, he owned and operated Sid's Market a grocery store in Seaview, Washington. He also founded a bank. In 1949, Snyder worked for the

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as an elevator operator and then as a clerk. In 1990 Snyder was elected to the

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as a

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. He died in Long Beach, Washington.'Washington mourns loss of former state senator Sid Snyder,' The Daily Astoria (Washington state), October 15, 2012

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