John S. Snook
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John Stout Snook (December 18, 1862 - September 19, 1952) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born near Antwerp, Ohio, Snook was graduated from the Antwerp grade schools in 1881. He attended the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio. He was graduated from the law school of Cincinnati College in May 1887. He was admitted to the bar the same year and began practice in Antwerp, Ohio. He moved to Paulding, Ohio, in 1890 and continued the practice of his profession.
Snook was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1905). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1904. He resumed the practice of law in Paulding. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1912 and 1932. He served as judge of the court of common pleas 1913-1915.
Snook was elected to the Sixty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1917-March 3, 1919). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress. He again engaged in the practice of his profession. He served as judge of the court of common pleas from 1930 to 1938, when he retired. He died in Paulding, Ohio, September 19, 1952. He was interred in Live Oak Cemetery.
