Melvin C. Snyder

Melvin C. Snyder
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	Jennings Randolph
Succeeded by	Harley Orrin Staggers
Personal details
Born	(1898-10-29)October 29, 1898 Albright, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	August 5, 1972(1972-08-05) (aged 73) Kingwood, West Virginia, U.S
Political party	Republican
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	Colonel

Melvin Claude Snyder (October 29, 1898 – August 5, 1972) was an American attorney and Republican politician who served as a United States representative from West Virginia. He was a member of the Eightieth Congress.

Born in Albright, Preston County, West Virginia, Snyder attended the public schools. During the First World War, he enlisted in the United States Army and served as a private in 1918. In 1923 he graduated from the West Virginia University Law School at Morgantown, West Virginia and was admitted to the bar the same year. He began his legal practice in Kingwood, West Virginia. He became the mayor of Kingwood in 1926. He served as prosecuting attorney for Preston County from 1929 to 1944.

He returned to the United States Army and served from January 6, 1941, until his discharge as a colonel on January 30, 1946. He then served as the director of Surplus Property for Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Department of Interior. In 1946 he was elected to the House as a Republican. His subsequent election campaigns were unsuccessful in 1948 and 1950.

After leaving the House, he served as a judge, eighteenth judicial circuit court, West Virginia from January 1, 1953, to October 1, 1971. He was a member of the West Virginia Judicial Council and was a president of the West Virginia Judicial Association. He died in Kingwood on August 5, 1972, and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery.

See also

• United States congressional delegations from West Virginia

External links

• West Virginia & Regional History Center at West Virginia University, Melvin C. Snyder, Congressman, Papers

Sources

• United States Congress. "Melvin C. Snyder (id: S000670)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.