Adam W. Snyder
Adam W. Snyder | |
---|---|
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | |
Preceded by | John Reynolds |
Succeeded by | John Reynolds |
Member of the Illinois Senate | |
In office 1830 1832 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1799-10-06)October 6, 1799 Connellsville, Pennsylvania |
Died | May 14, 1842(1842-05-14) (aged 42) Belleville, Illinois |
Political party | Democratic |
Adam Wilson Snyder (October 6, 1799 – May 14, 1842) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois as well as a member of the Illinois militia during the Black Hawk War.
Early life
Adam W. Snyder was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania on October 6, 1799. He moved to Cahokia, Illinois in 1817 and studied law. By 1820 he had been admitted to the bar and commenced practicing in Cahokia. He was appointed prosecuting attorney for the first judicial district in 1822, a position which he resigned in 1823. In the lead up to the Black Hawk War, from 1824 to 1832 Snyder worked in agriculture.
Black Hawk War and political career
Snyder served as a member of the Illinois Senate in 1830 and was reelected in 1832. During the Black Hawk War he served as a captain in the Illinois militia. During the war he was involved as a commander at the first Battle of Kellogg's Grove.[1] He moved to Belleville, Illinois in 1833 where he was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1834 to the 24th United States Congress. Adam Wilson Snyder was eventually elected as a Democrat to the 25th U.S. Congress and served from March 4, 1837–March 3, 1839. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1838.
Following his time in national office Snyder was again elected to the Illinois Senate in 1840 but resigned in 1841. He was nominated as a candidate for Governor of Illinois, but died in Belleville before the election. He was interred in nearby Green Mount Cemetery.
Notes
- ^ Lewis, James. "The Black Hawk War of 1832 Archived 2007-07-03 at the Wayback Machine," Abraham Lincoln Digitization Project, Northern Illinois University, 2000. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
References
- United States Congress. "Adam W. Snyder (id: S000664)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by John Reynolds | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 1st congressional district 1837-1839 | Succeeded by John Reynolds |
- v
- t
- e
British Band |
|
---|---|
Dakota | |
Ho-Chunk | |
Menominee | |
Potawatomi | |
Sauk and Meskwaki |
|
Army |
|
---|---|
Militia | |
Others |
- Illinois
- Apple River Fort
- Buffalo Grove
- Dixon's Ferry
- Fort Armstrong
- Fort Beggs
- Galena
- Indian Creek
- Kellogg's Grove
- Plum River
- Saukenuk
- Stillman Creek
- Stillman's Run Battle Site
- Waddams Grove
- Yellow Creek
- Michigan Territory (Wisconsin)
- Bad Axe River
- Blue Mounds Fort
- Fort Crawford
- Fort Defiance
- Fort Hamilton
- Fort Jackson
- Fort Koshkonong
- Fort Union
- Gratiot's Grove
- Helena
- Hamilton's Diggings
- Pecatonica River
- Roxbury
- Sinsinawa Mound
- Soldiers Grove
- Victory
- Wisconsin Heights Battlefield
- Wisconsin River
- Minor engagements
- Battle of Stillman's Run
- Buffalo Grove ambush
- Plum River raid
- Indian Creek massacre
- St. Vrain massacre
- Attacks at Fort Blue Mounds
- Spafford Farm massacre
- Battle of Horseshoe Bend
- Battle of Waddams Grove
- Battle of Kellogg's Grove
- Attack at Ament's Cabin
- Battle of Apple River Fort
- Sinsinawa Mound raid
- Battle of Wisconsin Heights
- Battle of Bad Axe
- Black Hawk Purchase
- Black Hawk Tree
- Keokuk's Reserve
- Treaty of St. Louis (1804)
- First Treaty of Prairie du Chien
- Fourth Treaty of Prairie du Chien
- Warrior
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress