Charles Edward SNODGRASS, Congress, TN (1866-1936)

SNODGRASS, Charles Edward, (nephew of Henry Clay Snodgrass), a Representative from Tennessee; born near Sparta, White County, Tenn., December 28, 1866; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Crossville, Tenn., in 1888; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1903); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1902; judge of the fifth judicial circuit of Tennessee; appointed and subsequently elected judge of the court of appeals upon the reorganization of that court and served from 1925 to 1934; retired to private life in Crossville, Tenn., where he died August 3, 1936; interment in the Crossville City Cemetery.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present