Meredith P. Snyder
| Meredith P. Snyder | |
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Portrait of Meredith P. Snyder
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| 23rd Mayor of Los Angeles | |
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In office December 16, 1896 – December 15, 1898 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Rader |
| Succeeded by | Fred Eaton |
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In office December 12, 1900 – December 8, 1904 |
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| Preceded by | Fred Eaton |
| Succeeded by | Owen McAleer |
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In office July 1, 1919 – July 1, 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Frederick T. Woodman |
| Succeeded by | George E. Cryer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 22, 1859 Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Died |
April 7, 1937 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California |
Meredith Pinxton Snyder (October 22, 1859 – April 7, 1937) was a California property owner and businessman who was mayor of Los Angeles on three separate occasions from 1901 through 1921 and was also on the California Industrial Accident Commission.
Snyder was born on October 22, 1859, in or near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the son of Kehlin D. Snyder and Elizabeth Hire (Heiher). He went to public schools and then to Bethany and Schylo Academy and Yadkin College, all in North Carolina.
Snyder arrived in California in 1880 at age 22, and he was married to May Ross of Washington, D.C., on February 14, 1888, in San Diego, California. They had one child, Ross Snyder, who was killed in World War I at the Battle of Chateau-Thierry in France. In 1923, Ross Snyder’s body was returned to Los Angeles, and lay in state for a day in Pershing Square before burial at Hollywood Cemetery.
Snyder was a Mason and an Elk and a member of the Jonathan Club, the Los Angeles Country Club, the Lomita Gun Club, the Knights of Pythias and the Knights Templar. He was a Protestant and a Democrat. His nickname was Pinky, "because of the color of his flaming red "side-burns."
He died at the Jonathan Club on April 7, 1937, at the age of 78, and his body lay in state in the City Hall, with interment at Hollywood Cemetery.
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