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MEREDITH PINXTON SNYDER
SNYDER, MEREDITH PINXTON, Banker, Los Angeles, Cal., was born at Winston-Salem, N.C., Oct. 22, 1859, the son of K. K. Snyder and Elizabeth (Hire) Snyder. He married May Ross, Feb. 14, 1899, at the Coronado Hotel, San Diego, Cal.
Mr. Snyder was educated in the public schools of North Carolina, at the Bethany and Schylo Academy, and at Yadkin College, N.C. Immediately upon leaving Yadkin, in 1880, he went to Los Angeles. In 1891 he was elected Police Commissioner of the city and served until 1894, when he was elected City Councilman.
He served as Mayor of Los Angeles three times. He held the office during 1897 and 1898, and was again elected in 1900, serving two consecutive terms, and making altogether six years in the office of chief executive of the city. At the end of his third term private affairs prevented his acceptance of another nomination.
Los Angeles progressed immeasurably while he was Mayor, and many reforms which made a modern city of the Southern California metropolis originated with him. To enumerate these would be almost impossible. One, however, in which he took a great personal interest was the merging of San Pedro and Wilmington, Cal., with Los Angeles, thus giving the latter an outlet to the sea. He was on the committee which brought about the merger.
Mr. Snyder was a member of the first military organization in Southern California, the Eagle Core Company, and is today one of the leading financiers. He is president of the California Savings Bank, Lomita Land & Water Co., vice president Western Building Investment Co., director Gardena Bank & Trust Co. and the Los Angeles Abstract & Trust Co. He is a Mason, Shriner, Knight Templar, Elk, and member of the Jonathan Club and Los Angeles Country Club.
Transcribed 10-9-09
Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: Press
Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 331, International News Service, New York, Chicago, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta.
1913.
© 2009 Marilyn R. Pankey.
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