San Joaquin County Biographies


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CHARLES PETER SNYDER.
 
        A member of the well-known law firm of Snyder & Snyder at Stockton, 
Charles P. Snyder is a native son of California and was born at Murphys in 
Calaveras County on June 25, 1874, a son of the late Peter Snyder and his good 
wife, Anna Barbara Hauselt Snyder, both of whom are mentioned at length in the 
sketch of Jacob P. Snyder to be found on another page of this history. Charles 
P. Synder is the fifth child in the family and was educated in the public 
schools of his native country and at an early age began working on the Snyder 
ranch and at mining until 1894. From that year until 1901 he taught school in 
that county. In the meantime he saw service as a private during the 
Spanish-American War in 1898. He studied law and served as deputy district 
attorney of Calaveras County from 1903 to 1907, then resumed his private 
practice, continuing until he was elected to the office of district attorney, 
his term in office running from 1915 to 1923. In all matters of public import 
that effect the affairs of Calaveras County, in fact the entire state of 
California, Charles P. Snyder is found to be taking a leading and prominent 
part. He is well versed in the law and has been connected with some of the more 
prominent cases in his native county.
        It is worthy to mention that he is one of a family of six sons, five of 
whom were admitted to the bar and have become prominent in Central California; 
one was the late John J. Snyder, formerly district attorney of Calaveras County; 
another, Jacob P. Snyder, now of Stockton, is an ex-district attorney of 
Calaveras County; a third is Charles P., subject of this review; Will G. served 
as district attorney of Amador county; and the youngest, George F. Snyder was 
formerly a member of the State Legislature and is now a member of the law firm 
of Hoefler, Cook & Snyder in San Francisco. The Snyder family have a record of 
service to be proud of, four brothers serving as district attorneys during their 
careers as professional men.
 
History of San Joaquin County, California � Los Angeles, Historic Record Co., 
1923
p    807      
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler.