Gene Snyder
Gene Snyder | |
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3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Frank W. Burke |
| Succeeded by | Charles R. Farnsley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marion Eugene Snyder January 26, 1928 Jefferson School of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Marion Eugene Snyder (January 26, 1928 – February 16, 2007[1]) was an American politician elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts in his native Kentucky.
Background
Snyder was born in
.Political life
Snyder was elected to the House of Representatives from Louisville Mayor Charlie Farnsley, amid the gigantic Lyndon B. Johnson-Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic landslide that year.
Snyder then moved to nearby
1986. The seat then went to the Republican Jim Bunning, who in 1983 had been the unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial nominee against Martha Layne Collins
.
In 1982, Congressman Snyder secured federal funds to build a beltway around Louisville. For this reason, a portion of
(K62) also bear his name.Snyder died in Naples, Florida in 2007.[6]
References
- ^ Will Graves (2007-02-19). "Former Congressman Gene Snyder dies at 79". The Advocate-Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. p. A2.
- ^ "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE".
- ^ "TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES".
- ^ "Louisville Roadways - What's in a Name?". Louisville Life. KET. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13.
- ^ Daniel Rubin (August 18, 1986). "Few people are using correct designation for renamed freeway". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. B1.
- ^ "SNYDER, Marion Gene - Biographical Information". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- Gene Snyder at Find a Grave (as Marion G. "Gene" Snyder)
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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