Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | 13 | Republican | ||
1962 | 13 | Republican | ||
1963 | 13 | Republican | ||
1964 | 13 | Republican | ||
1965 | 13 | Republican | ||
1966 | 13 | Republican | ||
1967 | 13 | Republican | ||
1968 | 13 | Republican | ||
1969 | 13 | Republican | ||
1970 | 13 | Republican | ||
1971 | 13 | Republican | ||
1972 | 13 | Republican | ||
1973 | 13 | Republican | ||
1974 | 13 | Republican | ||
1975 | 13 | Republican | ||
1976 | 13 | Republican | ||
1977 | 13 | Republican | ||
1978 | 13 | Republican | ||
1979 | 13 | Republican | ||
1980 | 13 | Republican | ||
1981 | 13 | Republican | ||
1982 | 13 | Republican | ||
1983 | 13 | Republican | ||
1984 | 13 | Republican |
COUNTIES: Lancaster, Chester
Richard A. Snyder (R13) Lancaster (Part) County 1961-1964 (R13) Lancaster County 1964-1966 (R13) Lancaster (Part) County 1967-1972 (R13) Chester (Part) and Lancaster (Part) Counties 1973-1982 (R13) Lancaster (Part) County 1983-1984
Early Life:
Richard A. Snyder, born March 26, 1910, Lititz, Lancaster County, son of Paris F. and Barbara Zeigler Snyder; Temple University Law School; staff writer, Lancaster New Era newspaper, 1931-1942; staff, Associated Press, 1934-1935; law practice, Lancaster firm of Barley, Snyder, Cooper, and Barber; elected, Republican Pennsylvania State Senate, 1961-1984; married, Toylee McClinton, 1943, no children; died, June 17, 1992, Moravian Manor, Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; interment, Donegal Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Professional titles; business ownership; board memberships; local government; club memberships:
Member, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission; member, Lancaster, American Bar Associations, president, the local association, 1987; member, president, American Business Club, Lancaster; president, Franklin and Marshall College Alumni Association; Masonic Lodge 43, Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, commander, American Legion, Hamilton Club, Lancaster.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Elected, Republican Pennsylvania State Senate, 13th district, Lancaster (Part) County, 1961-1964, Lancaster County 1964-1966, Lancaster (Part) County 1967-1972, Chester (Part) and Lancaster (Part) Counties 1973-1982, Lancaster (Part) County 1983-1984; committee assignments, Appropriations, Education, Judiciary Committee (Chairman), Labor and Industry, Public Health and Welfare Committee, and Committees and served as of the Judiciary Committee. Modernized State Public Welfare 1982.
Cited:
Cox, Harold. "Senate Members S". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38593536/richard-a-snyder
http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/mg/mg373.htm
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