Sid Snyder Explained

Sid Snyder
Office:Majority Leader of the Washington Senate
Term Start:January 11, 1999
Term End:January 13, 2003
Predecessor:Dan McDonald
Successor:James E. West
Office1:Minority Leader of the Washington Senate
Term Start1:January 9, 1995
Term End1:January 11, 1999
Predecessor1:George L. Sellar
Successor1:Dan McDonald
State Senate2:Washington
District2:19th
Term Start2:October 2, 1990
Term End2:November 8, 2002
Predecessor2:Arlie U. DeJarnatt
Successor2:Mark Doumit
Office3:Secretary of the Washington Senate
Term Start3:May 12, 1969
Term End3:January 10, 1988
Predecessor3:Donald R. Wilson
Successor3:Gordon A. Golob
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:30 July 1926
Birth Place:Kelso, Washington, U.S.
Death Place:Long Beach, Washington, U.S.
Alma Mater:Lower Columbia College (attended)
Profession:Businessman

Sidney R. Snyder (July 30, 1926 – October 14, 2012) was an American businessman and politician.

Born in Kelso, Washington, he graduated from Kelso High School and went to Lower Columbia College. Snyder served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In 1946, he owned and operated Sid's Market a grocery store in Seaview, Washington. He also founded a bank. In 1949, Snyder worked for the Washington State Legislature as an elevator operator and then as a clerk. In 1990 Snyder was elected to the Washington State Senate as a Democrat. He died in Long Beach, Washington.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.penttilaschapel.com/sitemaker/js/highslide/graphics/memsol.cgi?user_id=763638 Sid Snyder-obituary
  2. 'Washington mourns loss of former state senator Sid Snyder,' The Daily Astoria (Washington state), October 15, 2012