George Snider (politician)

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George Snider
Source: Library and Archives Canada

George Snider (January 31, 1813 – June 23, 1885) was a Canadian official and political figure in Ontario. He represented Grey North in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1878.[1]

He was born in Eglinton, Upper Canada in 1813,[1] the son of Martin Snider,[2] a United Empire Loyalist of German descent, and educated in Toronto. He was the agent for the sale of Crown Lands on the Toronto and Sydenham (later Owen Sound) Road from 1848 to 1854. He served as the first sheriff for Grey County from 1853 to 1863.[3] In 1863, he was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the assembly for the Province of Canada.[2] Snider was also mayor of Owen Sound.[1]

In 1835, Snider married Jean Maughan. He died in Owen Sound at the age of 72.[2]


1867 Canadian federal election: Grey North
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal George Snider 1,399
Unknown D'Arcy Boulton 1,143
Eligible voters 3,478
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[4]
1872 Canadian federal election: Grey North
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal George Snider 1,124
Unknown J. Chisholm 983
Source: Canadian Elections Database[5]
1874 Canadian federal election: Grey North
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal George Snider 1,320
Unknown Samuel Johnathan Lane 1,241
1878 Canadian federal election: Grey North
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Samuel Johnathan Lane 1,607
Liberal George Snider 1,394
  1. ^ a b c George Snider – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ a b c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. ^ Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1871). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Sixth ed.). Montreal: Gazette Steam Printing House. p. 145.
  4. ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". 1871. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  5. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.