Arthur K. Snyder | |
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Born |
Arthur Kress Snyder November 10, 1932 Los Angeles, California |
Died | November 7, 2012 Huntington Beach, California |
(aged 79)
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Other names | Art Snyder |
Education |
B.A. George Pepperdine College 1953 J.D. University of Southern California 1958 LL.D. Union University 1980 |
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Home town | Los Angeles, California |
Title | Member, Los Angeles City Council |
Term | 1967–1985 |
Predecessor | John C. Holland |
Successor | Richard Alatorre |
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Arthur Kress Snyder (November 10, 1932 – November 7, 2012), also known as Art Snyder, was an American lawyer, politician, and restaurateur. He served on the Los Angeles, California, City Council between 1967 and 1985 and later engaged in a private law practice.
Snyder was born in the Lincoln Heights area of Los Angeles on November 10, 1932, and went to school in Los Angeles. He was a graduate of Los Angeles City College, with a major in speech, and of Pepperdine College, where he earned a bachelor of arts in political science. He "Worked his way through college as hod carrier, ditch digger, brick factory worker, sawmill worker, recreation director and private investigator." He earned a law degree at the University of Southern California while at the same time doing public relations work for the American Institute of Architects.
A Baptist, he was married on March 5, 1954, to his first wife, Mary Frances Neely, a teacher who was active in Highland Park and Eagle Rock civic affairs. They had two children, Neely Arthur, born 1960, and Miles John, born 1963. He was later married to Michele Noval, "who fought the councilman in a bitter divorce and child custody case."
Snyder was a captain in the U.S Marines between 1952 and 1955, when he was a legal officer. He was a licensed real estate broker from 1959 to 1967 and was field deputy for City Councilman John C. Holland before being elected himself. He was a director of the Southside Chamber of Commerce in 1957-58 and of the United Northeast Economic Development Association in 1966-68. He was president of the Small Property Owners' League of Los Angeles County in 1957-59. He was active in the American Legion.