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CHARLES PETER SNYDER
A member of the well-known law firm
of Snyder & Snyder at Stockton, Charles P. Snyder is a native son of
California and was born at Murphys in Calaveras County on June 25, 1874, a son
of the late Peter Snyder and his good wife, Anna Barbara Hauselt
Snyder, both of whom are mentioned at length in the sketch of Jacob P. Snyder
to be found on another page of this history.
Charles P. Snyder is the fifth child in the family and was educated in
the public schools of his native county and at an early age began working on
the Snyder ranch and at mining until 1894.
From that year until 1901 he taught school in that county. In the meantime he saw service as a private
during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
He studied law and served as deputy district attorney of Calaveras
County from 1903 to 1907, then resumed his private practice, continuing until
he was elected to the office of district attorney, his term in office running
from 1915 to 1923. In all matters of
public import that affect the affairs of Calaveras County, in fact the entire
state of California, Charles P. Snyder is found to be taking a leading and
prominent part. He is well versed in the
law and has been connected with some of the more prominent cases in his native
county.
It is worthy to mention that he is
one of a family of six sons, five of whom were admitted to the bar and have
become prominent in central California; one was the late John J. Snyder,
formerly district attorney of Calaveras County; another, Jacob P. Snyder, now
of Stockton, is an ex-district attorney of Calaveras County; a third is Charles
P., subject of this review; Will G. served as district attorney of Amador
County; and the youngest, George F. Snyder was formerly a member of the State
Legislature and is now a member of the law firm of Hoefler,
Cook & Snyder in San Francisco. The
Snyder family has a record of service to be proud of, four brothers serving as
district attorneys during their careers as professional men.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
807. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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