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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IllinoisAdam Wilson SNYDER
(1799-1842)
SNYDER, Adam Wilson, a
Representative from Illinois; born in Connellsville, Fayette
County, Pa., October 6, 1799; attended the common schools; moved to
Cahokia, Ill., in 1817; studied law; was admitted to the bar in
1820 and commenced practice in Cahokia; appointed prosecuting
attorney for the first judicial district in 1822; resigned in 1823;
engaged in agricultural pursuits 1824-1832; member of the State
senate in 1830; reelected in 1832; served as a captain throughout
the Black Hawk War; moved to Belleville, Ill., in 1833;
unsuccessful candidate for election in 1834 to the Twenty-fourth
Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March
4, 1837-March 3, 1839); was not a candidate for renomination in
1838; elected to the State senate in 1840, and resigned in 1841;
nominated as a candidate for Governor of Illinois, but died before
the election; died in Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill., May 14,
1842; interment in Green Mount Cemetery, near Belleville, Ill.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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