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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeWilliam Henry SNEED
(1812-1869)
SNEED, William Henry, a
Representative from Tennessee; born in Davidson County, Tenn.,
August 27, 1812; completed preparatory studies; moved with his
father’s family to Rutherford County, Tenn.; studied law; was
admitted to the bar in 1834 and commenced practice in Murfreesboro,
Tenn.; member of the State senate 1843-1845; moved to Knoxville,
Tenn., in 1845 and resumed the practice of law; elected as the
candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress
(March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857); chairman, Committee on Mileage
(Thirty-fourth Congress); declined to be a candidate for
renomination in 1856 and also for nomination as circuit judge;
resumed the practice of law; died in Knoxville, Tenn., September
18, 1869; interment in the Old Gray Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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