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American politician (1855-1938)

Howard M. Snapp
From 1905's Republicans of Illinois

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 11th district
In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911
Preceded by	Walter Reeves
Succeeded by	Ira Clifton Copley

Personal details
Born	(1855-09-27)September 27, 1855 Joliet, Illinois
Died	August 14, 1938(1938-08-14) (aged 82) Joliet, Illinois
Political party	Republican

Howard Malcolm Snapp (September 27, 1855 – August 14, 1938) was an American lawyer who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1903 to 1911.

Biography

Howard Snapp was the son of Henry Snapp who had also been a U.S. representative from Illinois.

Born in Joliet, Illinois, Snapp attended the Eastern Avenue school and Forest University in Chicago, Illinois from 1872 to 1875. Snapp studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1878 and commenced practice in Globe, Arizona and returned to Joliet, Illinois, and continued the practice of law. He served as master in chancery for Will County, Illinois, from 1884 to 1903.

Political career

Snapp was elected chairman of the Will County Republican central committee in 1893. He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1896 and 1908.

Congress

was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law in Joliet, Illinois. He died in Joliet, Illinois, August 14, 1938. His interment was located in Joliet's Elmhurst Cemetery.

References

"S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 22. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

United States Congress. "Howard M. Snapp (id: S000650)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byWalter Reeves	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 11th congressional district 1903–1911	Succeeded byIra C. Copley

Illinois's delegation(s) to the 58th–61st United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)

58th	Senate: ▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌A. Hopkins (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌R. Hitt (R) ▌G. Smith (R) ▌B. Marsh (R) ▌J. Williams (D) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌J. Graff (R) ▌V. Warner (R) ▌G. Prince (R) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌H. Boutell (R) ▌W. Lorimer (R) ▌B. Caldwell (D) ▌J. Crowley (D) ▌G. Foster (D) ▌W. Mahoney (D) ▌J. McAndrews (D) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌M. Emerich (D) ▌C. Fuller (R) ▌P. Knopf (R) ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌J. Sterling (R) ▌H. Snapp (R) ▌W. Wilson (R)
59th	Senate: ▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌A. Hopkins (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌R. Hitt (R) ▌G. Smith (R) ▌B. Marsh (R) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌J. Graff (R) ▌G. Prince (R) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌H. Boutell (R) ▌W. Lorimer (R) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌C. Fuller (R) ▌P. Knopf (R) ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌J. Sterling (R) ▌H. Snapp (R) ▌W. Wilson (R) ▌P. Chapman (R) ▌F. Dickson (R) ▌M. Madden (R) ▌C. McGavin (R) ▌W. McKinley (R) ▌A. Michalek (R) ▌Z. Rives (R) ▌C. Wharton (R) ▌J. McKinney (R) ▌F. Lowden (R)
60th	Senate: ▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌A. Hopkins (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌G. Smith (R) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌J. Graff (R) ▌G. Prince (R) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌H. Boutell (R) ▌W. Lorimer (R) ▌B. Caldwell (D) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌C. Fuller (R) ▌P. Knopf (R) ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌J. Sterling (R) ▌H. Snapp (R) ▌W. Wilson (R) ▌P. Chapman (R) ▌M. Madden (R) ▌C. McGavin (R) ▌W. McKinley (R) ▌J. McKinney (R) ▌F. Lowden (R) ▌M. Foster (D) ▌J. McDermott (D) ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌N. Thistlewood (R)
61st	Senate: ▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌W. Lorimer (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌J. Graff (R) ▌G. Prince (R) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌H. Boutell (R) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌C. Fuller (R) ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌J. Sterling (R) ▌H. Snapp (R) ▌W. Wilson (R) ▌P. Chapman (R) ▌M. Madden (R) ▌W. McKinley (R) ▌J. McKinney (R) ▌F. Lowden (R) ▌M. Foster (D) ▌J. McDermott (D) ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌N. Thistlewood (R) ▌T. Gallagher (D) ▌J. Graham (D) ▌F. Lundin (R) ▌W. Moxley (R)

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