Richard A. Sneed

For the 28th Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, see Richard Sneed. For the American politician in Tennessee and Oklahoma, see R. R. Sneed.
Richard A. Sneed
Sneed in December 1924
BornAugust 28, 1845
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedMarch 16, 1936 (aged 90)
Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.
Resting placeHighland Cemetery[1]
Lawton, Oklahoma
Children3 sons (including R. R. Sneed), 3 daughters
Parent(s)Albert Sneed
Maria Sneed
Military career
Allegiance Confederate States
Service / branch Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankOrdnance Sergeant
Unit18th Mississippi Volunteers[2]

Richard Alexander Sneed (August 28, 1845 – March 16, 1936) was an American Confederate veteran, Klansman and politician. After serving in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861-1865, he was a co-founder of the Ku Klux Klan chapter in Madison County, Tennessee. A Democrat, he served as the Oklahoma Secretary of State from 1923 to 1927, the Oklahoma State Treasurer from 1927 to 1931, and the Oklahoma Secretary of State again from 1931 to 1935.

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