Melvin C. Snyder | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWest Virginia's2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Jennings Randolph |
| Succeeded by | Harley Orrin Staggers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1898-10-29)October 29, 1898 Albright, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 5, 1972(1972-08-05) (aged 73) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Rank |  Colonel |
Melvin Claude Snyder (October 29, 1898 – August 5, 1972) was an American attorney andRepublican politician who served as aUnited States representative fromWest Virginia. He was a member of theEightieth Congress.
Born inAlbright,Preston County, West Virginia, Snyder attended the public schools. During theFirst World War, he enlisted in theUnited States Army and served as a private in 1918. In 1923 he graduated from theWest Virginia University Law School atMorgantown, West Virginia and was admitted to the bar the same year. He began his legal practice inKingwood, West Virginia. He became the mayor of Kingwood in 1926. He served as prosecuting attorney for Preston County from 1929 to 1944.
He returned to theUnited States Army and served from January 6, 1941, until his discharge as acolonel on January 30, 1946. He then served as the director of Surplus Property for Division of Territories and Island Possessions,Department of Interior. In 1946 he was elected to the House as a Republican. His subsequent election campaigns were unsuccessful in 1948 and 1950.
After leaving the House, he served as a judge, eighteenth judicialcircuit court, West Virginia from January 1, 1953, to October 1, 1971. He was a member of the West Virginia Judicial Council and was a president of the West Virginia Judicial Association. He died in Kingwood on August 5, 1972, and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWest Virginia's 2nd congressional district 1947–1949 | Succeeded by |
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