George Snider (Canadian politician)
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Source: Library and Archives Canada
George Snider (January 31, 1813 – June 23, 1885) was an Ontario official and political figure. He represented Grey North in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1878.
He was born in Eglington, Upper Canada in 1813, the son of a United Empire Loyalist of German descent, and educated in Toronto. He was the agent for the sale of Crown Lands on the Toronto and Sydenham (later Owen Sound) Road from 1848 to 1854. He served as the first sheriff for Grey County from 1853 to 1863. Snider was also mayor of Owen Sound.
[edit] External links
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
- The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1871, HJ Morgan
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| Preceded by The electoral district was created by the British North America Act, 1867. |
Member of Parliament for Grey North 1867–1878 |
Succeeded by Samuel Johnathan Lane |
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