Jacob R. Snyder served in the

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and during the

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he served in the

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Biography

Snyder was born in 1812 in

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. His father, John Snyder was a flour merchant. His life was influenced by his father's business. In 1834, he started to settle himself on the bank of the

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(the present town of

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) which was almost unbroken forest. He removed to

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in 1846. Sometimes he was with military affairs. Governor Mason appointed him

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of the Middle Department of California. He was Quartermaster of Fremont's California Battalion and held an office until last moment of the Mexican war. From

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, Snyder received the Senatorial nomination in 1851 and was elected by a large majority. He became a member of the banking firm of James King & Company the previous year. He was appointed a responsible position,

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Assistant Treasurer at San Francisco by President

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in 1853. He retired from the cares of office in 1862. He spent his last days in his residence in

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and died on 29 April 1878.http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/sonoma/bios/snyder310gbs.txt

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* http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/11010 American military personnel of the Mexican–American War Members of the California State Legislature 1812 births 1878 deaths 19th-century American politicians {{california-CASenate-stub