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February 16, 2007.</ref> an [[attorney]], [[farmer]], and construction [[business]]man who was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from adjoining districts in his native [[Kentucky]].
February 16, 2007.</ref> an [[attorney]], [[farmer]], and construction [[business]]man who was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from adjoining districts in his native [[Kentucky]].
Born in [[Louisville]], he graduated from duPont Manual High School, studied at the [[University of Louisville]], and graduated from the [[Louis D. Brandeis]] School of Law. He launched his law practice in Louisville in 1950. Four years later, he became the city attorney in Jeffersontown in populous Jefferson County. In 1957, he was elected to the first of two terms as the magistrate for the First District of the Jefferson County government.
Born in [[Louisville]], he graduated from duPont Manual High School, studied at the [[University of Louisville]], and graduated from the [[Louis D. Brandies]] School of Law. He launched his law practice in Louisville in 1950. Four years later, he became the city attorney in Jeffersontown in populous Jefferson County. In 1957, he was elected to the first of two terms as the magistrate for the First District of the Jefferson County government.
In 1962, he was elected to fill the Louisville-based 3rd congressional district. In his first term, he was one of the few House Republicans who voted against passage of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us]] Frank Chelf./congress/votes/88-1964/h128|title=H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.}}</ref> Later that year, Snyder, a [[Barry Goldwater]] supporter, was unseated by former Louisville Mayor Charles R. "Charlie" Farnsley in the [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] presidential landslide.
In 1962, he was elected to fill the Louisville-based 3rd congressional district. In his first term, he was one of the few House Republicans who voted against passage of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us]] Frank Chelf./congress/votes/88-1964/h128|title=H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.}}</ref> Later that year, Snyder, a [[Barry Goldwater]] supporter, was unseated by former Louisville Mayor Charles R. "Charlie" Farnsley in the [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] presidential landslide.