Snyder, John Pillsbury

Sessions Served

Other Information

House 1927-28 (District 34)

Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election

Counties Served: Hennepin

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 1/8/1888

Birth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Birth County: Hennepin

Birth Country: United States

Date of Death: 7/22/1959

Gender: Male

Religion:

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names:

City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis

Occupation (when first elected): Automobile Business/Vice President, Millers and Traders State Bank

EDUCATION

Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
University of Minnesota; Attended College;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: United States Army (World War I, Major); 191? to 19??

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Nelle Stevenson (married on January 22, 1912)
Children: Three children: John Pillsbury, Jr., Thomas Stevenson, and Susan Pillsbury Snyder
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Frederic Beal Snyder - Father
Richard Pillsbury Gale - Cousin
John Sargent Pillsbury - Grandfather
George Sturgis Pillsbury - Second Cousin Once Removed
Charles Alfred Pillsbury - First Cousin Once Removed

GENERAL NOTES

He was a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912. He and his wife, as newlyweds, were allowed to be together in lifeboat no. 7.

He suffered a massive heart attack and died while playing golf at Woodhill Golf Course in Orono Township, Minnesota.