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{{short description|American politician and lawyer (1866–1951)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name               = Jacob B. Snyder
| image              = Sketch of Jacob B. Snyder (1899) (cropped).png
| alt                =
| caption            = Sketch of Snyder in 1899 newspaper
| state_house        = Ohio
| district           = [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark County]]
| term_start         = 1898
| term_end           = 1902
| predecessor        = [[Thomas Austin (Ohio politician)|Thomas Austin]] and [[George W. Wilhelm]]
| successor          = R. A. Pollock and Clark W. Metzger
| alongside          = [[John P. Jones (Ohio politician)|John P. Jones]], [[Robert A. Pollock]], [[Clark W. Metzger]]
| birth_name         =
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1866|7|2}}
| birth_place        = near [[Osnaburg Township, Stark County, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1951|4|7|1866|7|2}}
| death_place        = [[Canton, Ohio]], U.S.
| resting_place      =
| party              = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse             = {{marriage|Alice Steinmetz|1894}}
| children           = 2
| education          =
| alma_mater         = [[University of Cincinnati College of Law|Cincinnati Law College]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]])
| occupation         = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer}}
| signature          =
}}
'''Jacob B. Snyder''' (July 2, 1866 – April 7, 1951) was an American politician and lawyer from Ohio. He served as a member of the [[Ohio House of Representatives]], representing [[Stark County, Ohio|Starrk County]] from 1898 to 1902.
==Early life==
Jacob B. Snyder was born on July 2, 1866, at his family's farm near [[Osnaburg Township, Stark County, Ohio]], to Mary (née Bolinger) (died 1897) and Jacob B. Snyder (1826–1891). His father was a farmer. Snyder was educated near Osnaburg.<ref name="stark">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/standardhistoryo02lehm/page/n281/mode/2up |title=A Standard History of Stark County, Ohio |editor-last=Lehman |editor-first=John H. |volume=2 |publisher=The Lewis Publishing Company |year=1916 |pages=637–638 |via=[[Archive.org]] |access-date=2023-09-16}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref name="landmark">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/oldlandmarksofca00dann/page/1331/mode/2up |title=Old Landmarks of Canton and Stark County, Ohio |year=1904 |editor=John Danner |pages=1332–1333 |via=[[Archive.org]] |access-date=2023-09-17}}{{Open access}}</ref> He graduated from the [[University of Cincinnati College of Law|Cincinnati Law College]] with a [[Bachelor of Laws]] and was [[admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1892.<ref name="stark"/>
==Career==
At the age of 18, Snyder qualified and taught two winter terms at district schools in the area. In 1889, he was appointed as postmaster of Osnaburg. He served in that role for two years.<ref name="stark"/><ref name="landmark"/>
After graduating, Snyder worked as a lawyer in Osnaburg for one year. In 1893, he established a law practice in [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]]. From 1896 to 1898, he served as the mayor of Osnaburg.<ref name="stark"/> Snyder was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref name="obit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-ex-rep-snyder/131940864/ |title=Ex-Rep. Snyder Dies at Canton |date=1951-04-07 |newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal |page=3 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2023-09-17}}{{Open access}}</ref> He served as a member of the [[Ohio House of Representatives]], representing [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark County]] from 1898 to 1902.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://archive.org/details/massillon-independent-1897-11-04/page/3/mode/2up |title=Results of Tuesday's Election |date=1897-11-04 |via=[[Archive.org]] |access-date=2023-09-17}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Legislative Manual of the State of Ohio, 1919–1920|year=1920|url={{Google books|jJCjAAAAMAAJ|page=231|plainurl=yes}}|page=231}}</ref> He ran for speaker of the house, but withdrew from the race.<ref name="landmark"/> He served as speaker pro tempore of the house from 1900 to 1902.<ref name="stark"/><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bookofohiowhoisw01unse/page/n495/mode/2up |title=The Book of Ohio |year=1910 |publisher=Queen City Publishing Company |volume=1 |page=484 |via=[[Archive.org]] |access-date=2023-09-17}}{{Open access}}</ref> He then continued his law practice in Canton.<ref name="landmark"/>
==Personal life==
Snyder married Alice Steinmetz, daughter of George Steinmetz, of [[Pike Township, Stark County, Ohio|Pike Township]] on November 27, 1894. They had two children, Bernice and Huber.<ref name="stark"/><ref name="landmark"/> Snyder moved from Osnaburg to Canton in 1899.<ref name="stark"/>
Snyder died on April 7, 1951, in Canton.<ref name="obit"/>
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